Final post on this theme. What would a steamfest be if it didn’t display a smithy at work and a load of wood to help keep the steam going? And the last image, a plug for the Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club.
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Other items of attraction at Melbourne Steamfest
There were other items on display at the Melbourne Steamfest, like these old cars. I wasn’t sure that all travelled on steam (I’m sure some didn’t) but they were on display anyway.
Steam Engine Line up
During the course of the afternoon at the Steamfest, they had a parade of the steam engines and then lined them up for a photoshoot. There were quite a few with cameras there and I joined in the fun! And this group were behind the arena, not being driven, just on display.
Melbourne Steamfest March 2012
There were certainly an interesting array of vehicles in the parade at the steamfest. Small cars that putted along, right up to very large monstrous vehicles that were frightening – especially if you were in their pathway. I was stunned that some people were walking in and around these vehicles as they were moving. Only…
Melbourne Steamfest
Yesterday my husband and I visited the Melbourne Steamfest in Scoresby. I’d read about it in the local paper and knowing how much my husband loves steam engines, I mentioned it to him. The clincher was when a friend at church mentioned they also had old radios on display. Graham is a ham radio operator. …