Heritage Express

Here's the Heritage Express steam train passing Erskineville station on Sunday 20th June 2015.

There's a little story about this train, which had become my nemesis. John and I were walking across the Erskineville bridge one day when this spectacular train whooshed under us surrounding the whole bridge in an array of steam. It looked so incredible that all I could think about was if I had it on film.

So began my adventure over many weekends of trying to get a picture of the steam train. Every time I heard the toot, I would run over the road to capture it. Every time it was over the hill on the other train line that goes through Newtown.

Other times when I heard it, without running outside with my camera, curiosity would get the better of me, so I looked outside to check and behold there it was on the Erskineville line. Would I ever get this picture?

I looked at the timetable to try to plan a weekend, as this at least was a guarantee that I would possibly get a picture, sitting and waiting on the right train line on a free weekend.

Last Sunday I heard a toot, grabbed my camera and ran across the road to finally get my first picture of it... and here it is!
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