Maitland Steamfest

All aboard! Steamfest is Australia’s premier annual festival of steam trains. Tens of the thousands of people flock to Maitland’s Hunter Valley every year to experience the romance of train travel. This podcast tracks the history of the discovery of coal in Australia, to building the first railway line outside of Sydney, to the speed of the infamous steam locomotive the 3801 and the bone shaking reliability of the Red Rattlers.

The podcast was made with the support of Maitland City Council and research support from FASTLab at the University of Newcastle.

Original Idea and Produced by Susan Kerrigan and Vicki Kerrigan
Presenter and Narration by Vicki Kerrigan
Background Research by Harry Criticos
Original Music and Sound FX by Simon Ritchie
Royalty Free Music from Bensound at 11.02 for 15 seconds.

Maitland City Council
Maitland City Council sponsored this Podcast

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