Offered as a one way trip, a Newcastle excursion is a perfect way to experience Steamfest.
Continue readingMaitland to Newcastle Interchange
Newcastle Interchange to Maitland
Take a historic journey between Newcastle Interchange and Maitland
Continue readingPaterson
Take a scenic trip north to the historic town of Paterson.
Continue readingBranxton
Head west for a glimpse of Hunter Valley Wine Country through the towns of Lochinvar, Allandale and Greta.
Continue readingPort Waratah Coal Loop
Port Waratah Coal Loop
Back by popular demand, this is a real treat for all steam enthusiasts. The Port Waratah Coal journey will start in Maitland enroute to the Port Waratah Morandoo loop before heading west back to Maitland.
This journey is pulled by steam locomotive from Maitland, around the Port Waratah Coal Loop and back to Maitland.
The Steamfest Rail Program is proudly presented by ARTC.
All Port Waratah journeys will depart from Maitland and return to Maitland.
Steam Locomotive R766 will lead the whole journey.
Traction and Portable Engine Display
2022 Traction and Portable Engines
6HP Brittannia
Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England
Year of Manufacture: 1907
Country Assembled In: England
Type of Boiler: Colonial
Fuel Used: Wood
Owned By: Antony Pritchett
Location: Hunter Valley
Restored By: David and Antony Pritchett
Description of Use: Engines of this type which combined a light weight engine and boiler drove pumps Chaff cutters and other agriculture machinery.
They were called portable because they could be carted easily around the country side as needed
Ruston Proctor
Manufacturer: Ruston Proctor Co Ltd of Lincoln UK at the company’s Sheaf Iron Works in Lincoln.
Year of Manufacture: 1913
Country Assembled In: England
Type of Boiler: Fire Tube
Fuel Used: Wood and Coal
Owned By: Jim & Lyndle Hawkes
Location: Kurri NSW
Restored By: Current owners and took over 6 years. The boiler work was completed by Ken Ainsworth of Goulburn.
Description of Use: The Ruston (known as Reverie) is an 8nhp double crank compound 2 speed agricultural traction engine. These engines were designed for mainly agricultural purposes such as powering (via a flat belt) threshing drums, chaff cutters, sawmills, pumps and land clearing.
This engine is also fitted with a winch that could be used to pull logs out of the bush and itself out of bogs. Water is carried in the rear tender and in a belly tank that is suspended under the boiler. Fuel is carried in the coal bunker that is located at the rear of the engine.
Timber is carried in the steel basket that hangs over the rear of the engine.
14 HP Marshall
Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England
Year of Manufacture: 1911
Country Assembled In: England
Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type
Fuel Used: Wood
Owned By: Kelly and Peter Garnham
Location: Maitland NSW
Restored By: Peter Garnham and members of Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association
Description of Use: Engines of this type which combined a light weight engine and boiler drove pumps Chaffcutters and other agriculture machinery.
They were called portable because they could be carted easily around the country side as needed.
8HP Marshall
Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England
Year of Manufacture: 1914
Country Assembled In: England
Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type
Fuel Used: Wood
Owned By: Ross Taylor
Location: Tamworth
Restored By: Ross Taylor
Description of Use: Used to saw Mill Equiptment
Bill Ives Marshall
Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England
Year of Manufacture: 1925
Country Assembled In: England
Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type
Fuel Used: Coal or Firewood
Owned By: Bill and Daniel Ives
Location: Brisbane
Restored By: Bob and Bill Ives
Description of Use: Marshall 80161 was built in 1925 and arrived in Australia in February 1926. The Roller was imported for the Queensland Main Roads Commission by the Queensland Machinery Company. The roller was used by main roads in the southeast Queensland area.
The last known job was the Toowoomba range west of Brisbane. It was sold in the early 1960’s to Cyril Cadwallader for preservation. It was subsequently sold to a caravan park builder who used it to build a caravan park at Caboolture. It then went to a private collector and then to a couple of tourist parks.
The last park closed, and the roller again went to a private collector. It wasn’t steamable then and he towed it to roll his driveway with a frontend loader. One day the roller got away and dragged the frontend loader down the road.
Bill bought the roller shortly after that and he and his family have had it running for over 30 years.
Sanjex Seratti
Sanjex Seratti is a curious engineer from the Victorian era.
His passion for tinkering, design and building contraptions has delighted the public at numerous events. A maker at heart, Sanjex has hand crafted lawn games with a late 1800’s theme that bring back “good old-fashioned fun”.
Try your luck on the crowd favourite “Beat The Wheel” or have some throwing fun as you take the journey of the “The Knight’s Peril”.
He also rides prominently on his Penny Farthing and enjoys educating the crowd about early bike history and its evolution.
So “roll up roll up roll up” and witness Sanjex Seratti with his spectacular Vintage Wonders & Entertainments down on the Rally Ground from 9am – 4pm each day.
The Rally Ground
The Rally Ground is a steam enthusiasts dream, a bustling hive of activity, showcasing engineering ingenuity across a range of machinery from the era of steam.
With specialty steam and food stalls, Australia’s largest collections of portable, traction engines and vintage farming equipment brought together by the Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association, Trackless Train Rides, miniature train rides, Steam Powered Corn Cooking, Coal Shovelling, Steam Punk, our brand new Maker and Merchant Interactive space and more!
Carnival Lane
New to the Burton Automotive Hunter Valley Steamfest program is Carnival Lane.
Located in Maitland Station Car Park right next to our amusement rides, explore showbags, face-painting, fairy floss, candy and visit a fortune teller and enjoy mystical moments and alluring troves of wonder and awe.
Carnival Lane will feature amusements:
- Space Jam
- Dodgem Cars
- Candy Swing
- Cup n Saucer
- Super Slide
- Laughing Clowns, Lucky Tickets, Catch a Duck
Carnival Lane will be open on Saturday 30 July from 9.00am – 9.00pm and on Sunday 31 July from 9.00am – 4.00pm.
Kids Activities
Burton Automotive Hunter Valley Steamfest will host a range of activities suitable to the kids.
PAINTING A PORTABLE
An exciting addition to the kids activities this year is ‘Painting a Portable’.
The team at Steamfest have been given an old Steam Portable engine, thanks to the Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association that will allow kids creative flair to fly and use their craft skills to decorate the portable over the weekend at Steamfest.
CARNIVAL LANE
Carnival Lane will be packed with all of your kids favourite carnival rides and for a Steamfest first will be operating until 9.00pm!
COAL SHOVELLING
A favourite for the kid’s on the Rally Ground is our Steamfest Coal Shovelling Races. Kid’s will be put into teams and will have to tackle a course in a relay!
TRACKLESS TRAIN
Another crowd favourite at Steamfest is our trackless train, the perfect way to make your way through the entire Rally Ground.
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