Rewind Series 5 Episode 2 – Last Passenger Steam Train from Singleton

It was the end of an era…

July 24 1971 saw the last regularly scheduled steam passenger train service in NSW

For over 100 years, steam locomotives were the workhorses of the Great Northern Railway, facilitating the movement of agricultural produce for domestic and international markets, and transporting locals throughout the Hunter and New England regions

The awe inspiring engines, creating a symphony of sound, familiar to many at the time

But on this day, Locomotive 3246 fulfilled its duty, bringing passengers from
Singleton to Newcastle on its final run

A significant moment in railway history, seen on NBN news in 1971