681 reactions · 40 shares |  All aboard! Steam Train Rides at the NSW Rail Museum return TOMORROW! Locomotive 3001 is back to lead our steam train rides along the historic Loop Line from Thirlmere Station EVERY WEEKEND.  Step onboard and experience rail travel from another era! Tickets are on sale now at nswrailmuseum.com.au/tickets (In the meantime, enjoy a sneak peek from THNSW volunteer Liam Brundle) | NSW Rail Museum | Facebook

44K views · 2.1K reactions | We can’t wait to head to Gosford this weekend for two days of steam train rides! Australia’s largest operating steam engine, locomotive 6029, will be running shuttle rides from Gosford Station to Hawkesbury River and return. It’s a fun, unique experience for the whole family! Book your tickets online at www.nswrailmuseum.com.au/gosford. See you soon! Footage courtesy of Bevan Wall. | NSW Rail Museum | Facebook

268 reactions · 55 shares | Ride a real steam locomotive May 17-18! Tickets at https://www.hvsry.org/train-rides/hocking-valley-steam-special/. | Hocking Valley Scenic Railway | Facebook

Richard Trevithick, a British inventor, built the world's first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1802, leading to the historic 1804 Pen-y-Darren journey. While not commercially successful at the time due to track limitations, this invention demonstrated the potential of steam power on rails and earned Trevithick the title of the "father of the railways." The two primary locations for existing working replicas of Trevithick's pioneering locomotives are the National Waterfront Museum