Trainspotters rejoice: we've published a sequel to last year's mini-documentary Steam on the Harbour: Darling Harbour's working trains.
This time Curator Jeff Wray has focused on the NSW Hunter region, which has a notable history as a major transport network. Jeff researched the NFSA's Roger McKenzie collection to produce Steam on the Main North.
The 15-minute film features footage from three locations around Maitland: Fassifern, Hawkmount (between Awaba and Dora Creek) and Thornton. Many of the rural areas seen in the film have since been heavily transformed by suburban sprawl.
