design across time - Powerhouse Museum

+ 04 powerline spring 05
all aboard!
The Powerhouse Museum was
once again a popular
presence at the Hunter Valley
Steamfest, which this year
celebrated its 20th anniversary
as one of Australia’s leading
steam heritage events. The
festival held in Maitland on
15–17 April attracted a record
breaking crowd of train buffs,
families, friends, locals and
tourists — everybody there for
a weekend packed with the
excitement and awe that only
steam engines can inspire.
A highlight of the weekend was
a race between the Museum’s
Locomotive 3830 and a tiger
moth. Of course the loco won!
restoration
raffle
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The 38 class locomotives
dominated NSW railways from
the 1940s to the 1960s, and
Loco 3830 was the last of
these to be produced in NSW.
It took five years, from 1992 to
1997, to restore the engine to
its former glory. It is now
housed at the Eveleigh Railway
Workshop and operated on
special occasions by the
volunteer steam railway
company 3801 Ltd.
Another drawcard at Steamfest
was the Museum’s display of
engineering models selected
to commemorate the 150th
anniversary of NSW railways in
September this year.
LOCOMOTIVE 3830 IN ACTION AT THE 2005 HUNTER VALLEY STEAMFEST. PHOTO
COURTESY HUNTER RIVER COUNTRY TOURISM AND JONNI LANE DIGITAL IMAGES
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LEFT TO RIGHT: DR KEVIN FEWSTER, JOSHUA, NATHAN AND BEN O’REGAN.
PHOTO BY SOTHA BOURN.
Not many visitors to the Hunter
Valley Steamfest celebrations
could resist buying a ticket in
the fund raising raffle for the
Museum’s Locomotive 3265
rebuilding project. Built in
England in 1901, Locomotive
3265 is the only surviving
member of its class. While in
service in the 1930s it was
famous for hauling the Sydney
to Newcastle Businessman’s
Express, decked out in
splendid black and maroon
livery. The locomotive was
acquired by the Powerhouse in
1967 and is currently housed at
d factory
draws a
cool crowd
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the Eveleigh Railway Workshop
while it is being restored.
The raffle prize, a magnificent
fine-scale model of
Locomotive 3801, generously
donated by Precision Scale
Models of Melbourne, was won
by Ben O’Regan of Scone. Ben
and his sons Joshua and
Nathan came into the Museum
to meet the director Dr Kevin
Fewster who presented the
prize. The raffle raised $2430
for the 3265 Fund which will go
towards materials to rebuild
the coal tender.
JOIN US ON THE LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH FOR A DRINK, A DESIGN TALK
AND SOME COOL MUSIC AT D FACTORY. PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD.
In August d factory celebrated
its first anniversary as the
destination of choice for young
designers and students. Over
the past 12 months d factory,
hosted by TV presenter Nell
Schofield, has poked and
prodded at a number of issues
in the design world, with
guests talking about
everything from sustainability
to shopping.
A recent highlight, organised to
coincide with the Sydney
Writers’ Festival, drew a crowd
of over 350 people to hear
award-winning graphic
designer Vince Frost, Canadian
author Colin McAdam and
publisher, Jane Palfreyman,
share their thoughts on what
makes a winning cover.
Students of Enmore Design
Centre got into the spirit by
presenting their take on
covers as diverse as Othello
and Dial m for murder. DJ
Peter Dolso played his sexy
fusion of house, funk disco
and jazz while the bar kept
those Bombay Sapphire
cocktails flowing.
Getting a chance to hear
designers talk about what
makes for a good look and a
good product is always going
to draw a crowd. If you
combine that with some killer
DJ sounds, you’re really in for
a great night.
For details about what’s
coming up next at d factory,
visit powerhousemuseum.com/
dfactory/