Sydney Great Train Expo 2014

Sydney Great Train Expo 2014

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Posted 2014-06-03 by Girlie Diazfollow

Sat 07 Jun 2014 - Mon 09 Jun 2014

Come to the Sydney Central Station this Queen's Birthday weekend for the . On from Saturday 7 June to Monday 9 June, the Sydney Central Station will steam off with excitement when heritage trains and steam locomotives come for the weekend.



Experience the unique Standard Class 1930s-era carriages and book for a steam train ride. There will be heritage train rides from Central to the suburbs and return. On Monday June 9 only, the Great Train Race will see Locomotive 3642 race against Locomotive 3265, side-by-side, from Central to Strathfield and Rhodes or Clyde then back to Central. The race starts at 3:25PM, and you can be on board to personally witness and experience the race.

Feel free to visit the heritage train display and inspect the famous Southern Aurora glamour express of the 1960s, where you can also relax in the dining cars and enjoy a Devonshire Tea in a cosy, well-appointed environment. There will be 6 half-hour-long Devonshire Tea sittings each day from 10:00am to 3:00pm, but bookings are recommended.

It features warm scones with jam and cream freshly baked onboard, a cupcake and your choice of a hot chocolate or freshly-brewed tea or coffee. And for the first time, a colourful fleet of vintage buses, lovingly restored by the Sydney Bus Museum, will give you the opportunity to travel the streets of Sydney departing frequently from the Central Station Western Forecourt between 10.00am and 3.00pm, all weekend.

There will be buses of all shapes and sizes, including the popular double-decker types, and no fees will apply although a gold coin donation will be most appreciated.

Don't forget to come to Central this weekend. The will be on.

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