Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club can be found at https://goo.gl/maps/6HLU8s3eX9jcgL4v8 and is usually open the last Sunday of every month with a selection of equipment operating. On the Labour Day long weekend in March they pull out all the stops and have as much of their equipment out of the sheds and operating. MSTEC is entirely volunteer operated and there are both club owned and private assets to be seen. Exhibits range from a rideable train, through the giant Rapier Drag line through the engines and steam equipment from a steam tug boat through to of course the magnificent traction engines and up the back the horses and giant earthmoving machinery. This is their open weekend and I went along today, not having visited for a while thanks to Covid. It was great to see how much the National Steam Centre operated by the club has progressed. Quite a few people I know volunteer with the club and they are always pushing me to join in but so little time so much already to do.
I’ve put up a series of videos into my new Point Click Guide playlist. Episode 2 of PCG is now available in five sections… A,B,C,D and E. Take a step back in time to when steam was king of everything.
Paul