About The Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society
The Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society was formed in 1948 on its present site. We are located adjacent to the car park behind West Ryde shopping centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and open on the third Saturday afternoon of each month from 1.30pm to around 4.30pm. We have three miniature railways on which we offer rides on trains hauled by miniature steam locomotives. The park grounds are a popular location for children's birthday parties or small group afternoon gatherings. For the enthusiast it is a good spot to just lie back and watch those steam trains work hard pulling heavily loaded passenger trains! We have a kiosk which sells drinks, ice cream, cakes, chips, etc. Entry is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Rides are $1 each for all ages.
A recorded telephone message with the above information is provided on (02) 9874 8696. Please note that trains will not run on days of total fire ban.
Attention
Party Groups!! If
you are intending to hold a party, and you wish to pay for your
guests, we can now offer to sell you entry tickets for you to
issue to your guests before the day. This will mean your guests
will be able to hand in the entry ticket & not have to pay on
entry. If you wish to avail yourself of this service, please post
your cheque for the required number of tickets ($2 per adult, $1
per child) to the Secretary (address at the bottom of this page),
and include a stamped self addressed envelope for the return of
your ticket. Please allow at least 3 weeks for the return of your
tickets. Please note that no specific bookings are needed for party groups and there is no early entry. Please
note we do not pre-sell ride tickets. These are available on the
day. We also appreciate you taking your rubbish home with you! In the Interest of Your
Safety: Be aware that steam engines are hot, emit smoke and steam
and sometimes cinders. This is an integral part of the attraction
of this type of motive power. It might be best if you don't wear
your best white shirt! We
require train passengers to wear fully enclosed footwear. Please
don't be disappointed! Appropriate footwear reduces the risk of
injury! Location of the SLSLS Click Here to view our Track Layout Click Here to view our Grounds
Click here for a video of our Operation! (2 minutes long)
Click here for a video of our Operation! (7 minutes long)
Click here for a video of the "Old Girl" in action! (19 seconds long) Postcards
are available only from the grounds on Running Days. $1 each,
four different scenes. To Explore, Click On The Heading Of
Interest Some of the photographs may take a while to
load! If you would
like further information please write to the 2008 was Our 60th Anniversary!
Our Society is one of
the oldest societies in Australia specifically catering
for live steam railways. We have had over 60 years of
history in the community and in developing the hobby
through the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee
and the Australian Association of Live Steamers. This
book gives a largely pictorial look at how we operate. 16 pages including covers, A5 size, full colour. Available from the Society for $5 on Running Days or $6 posted. Click
here for details of our 50th Anniversary Book published in 1998. & Additions & Errata
Please note that alcohol is not permitted in the
grounds. Train passengers are required to wear fully enclosed footwear, keep
their feet on the footboards, sit up straight and follow
directions given in the interest of safety whilst riding. Use of
video cameras on moving trains is not permitted. Intending
passengers should consider the small gauge of the railway and not
carry babies in arms, ride backwards, or across two carriages or
with a medical condition that affects balance, or otherwise do
any thing that may cause instability to the train.
BBQs are not permitted to be used during the running day afternoon.
Secretary, Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society Co-op Ltd,
PO Box 124, West Ryde, NSW, 1685.
AUSTRALIA
or
Email to jbhurst@bigpond.net.au
Our New Anniversary Book!!
"60
Years of Steaming"
Click
here for some photos of our Special Anniversary Event held in
March 1998
Last Amended-25 November 2009