Garratt 6029 Climbs the Redbank Range to Thirlmere | Festival of Steam 2024

Enjoy the scenes of NSWGR AD60 Class Garratt "6029" and NSWGR ALco 40 Class "4001" with their climb up the Redbank Range to Thirlmere on the Thirlmere - Picton shuttles.

The Thirlmere Festival of Steam is an annual event held by the volunteer-run NSW Rail Museum, at Thirlmere NSW over the historic Picton - Mittagong Loop Line, featuring an array of steam locomotives and diesel locomotives, both in and out of operation over the two-day event weekend. As for 2024, NSWGR Garratt 6029 (AD60 Class) and NSWGR 4001 (40 Class) teamed up for shuttles to and from Picton, and NSWGR 3265 "Hunter" (32 Class) and newly restored, NSWGR 3001 (30 Class) teamed up for shuttles to and from Buxton.

Also open for view was the museum itself, home to 20+ NSW steam locomotives and 10+ NSW diesel locomotives, both operating and static, as well as a range of historic carriages and pieces of other rollingstock.

If you would like to find out more information about the NSW Rail Museum, visit their website here: https://www.nswrailmuseum.com.au/

Chapters:
0:00 Newlands Gully
1:09 East Gates Approach

Filmed on 19/05/2024