I visited Thirlmere station on 3rd March 2013. The loco 3642 had hauled our train from Sydney Central station on the two and a quarter hour journey to Thirlmere. At Thirlmere the weather was good and there was both a festival and the trainworks museum to visit. Many families travelled by steam to Thirlmere and I now bet that there are many aspiring train drivers amonst the children on this day out.