TRAIN buffs of all ages were out in force on the weekend for the visit of the Beyer-Garratt 6029 to Blayney.
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Here’s some of the great photos they took.
William Ryan was one of many young train enthusiasts to ride on the Beyer-Garratt 6029. Photo: SALLY RYAN
Malcolm Gibson and Sophia Scott did some trainspotting in Orange on the weekend. Photo: PEITA SCOTT.
The Beyer-Garratt 6029 stopped at Polona to allow the XPT and an oncoming freight train to pass. Photo: HEATHER FILLERY
The passenger-laden engine - the oldest of its kind in the southern hemisphere - makes its way towards Blayney. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
The historic steam engine - owned by the Australian Railway Historical Society - in all its glory. Photo: BENN EAGLE
Lachlan Ryan lived every young boy's dream and sat in the driver's seat. Photo: SALLY RYAN
Sarah Eagle with her daughter Matilda reassures her son Jack after the train gave a blast of the whistle. Photo: MARK LOGAN
There were admirers at every turn when the Beyer-Garrett 6029 came through the Central West. Photo: JENNY FORSTER
Mark Logan
Journalist
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
