Transport Heritage NSW is set to operate a weekend of Steam to the Surfheritage train experiences this weekend.

This operation will see historic steam locomotives 3265 and 3526 ‘double-head’ along the Illawarra Line, from Central to Wollongong and return.

The two locomotives will transfer to Sydney from the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere on Friday 9 August ahead of the weekend.

Below is the confirmed timetable for this weekend’s operations, as well as the transfer times from Thirlmere to Central. Transfer Times are indicative only – the train may run earlier or later depending on the wider rail network.

Those who intend to catch a glimpse of the train, please remember to stand behind the yellow line at stations, and remain only in publicly accessible areas, clear of the rail corridor.

To learn more about the Steam to the Surf, visit thnsw.com.au/events.

Friday 9 August - Transfer

Thirlmere 4:40pm
Picton 5:04-5:14pm
Macarthur 5:38pm
Glenfield 5:53pm
Warwick Farm 5:58pm
Leightonfield 6:06-6:35pm
Chullora 6:51pm
Enfield 7:03pm
Campsie 7:12pm
Canterbury 7:16pm
Marrickville 7:29pm
North Tempe 7:34-7:43pm
Sydenham 7:48pm
Erskineville 7:52pm
Eveleigh 7:56pm

Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August - Steam to the Surf

Forward journey
Central 10.25am
Sutherland 11.05am
Scarborough (set down only) 11.50am
Austinmer (set down only) 12.10pm
Wollongong (terminates) 12.35pm

Return journey
Wollongong 3.00pm
Austinmer 3.15pm
Scarborough 3.25pm
Sutherland (set down only) 4.10pm
Central (terminates) 4.50pm

Image: 3265 and 3526 at Strathfield Station. Mark Coleman