Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Old wooden speedboats do it for me, old aeroplanes (got to have a prop/s driven by a V engine or radial) do it for me, old cars do it for me and old steam trains really do it for me.

Went out today and drove a steam train (yep, actually sat in the left hand seat and operated it) from Maldon to Castlemaine (Vic) and return today (about 35 miles). What a blast! Dirt, soot, coal dust, steam, noise and more. Fantastic experience. Recommend it to anyone.

Amazingly, I bumped into Frank and Linda Wicks on the station platform in Castlemaine. They were still touring around after Goolwa last weekend. Frank asked "What are you doing here?" I could truthfully answer "I just drove the train in".

Great day.

Greg

Right with you on that one Greg, my ambition is to do evey steam train ride in the country before i shuffle off.
RAY

How cool.is that greg. Did you buy a drive or swung it.
We went to the hot air balloon nationals today. They got a few of them in the showground and lit them up in the dark. It was awsome.

Dave

Birthday present from The Boss.

It was a full day thing: lit it up, oiled it, inspected it, turned it on the turntable (at both ends), shunted the carriages to make a freight train with one passenger carriage for the family to travel in. The whole deal. Even wheel spun it when departing Castlemaine

In the next few weeks there's a Tiger Moth flight scheduled

Life is good

Maybe you better come up here and tick a run in aggressor off your bucket list.

Touche Dave, that will be one for him to remember!

Lucky B#$@tard Greg! Life seems sh#thot.
Cheers
The UN-retired one.