The Great Train Race 2023

The highlight of Steamfest 2023 was The Great Train Race! A four way parallel run from Newcastle to Maitland featuring Steam locomotives 3801, 6029, 5917 & R766. My footage comes from onboard 6029's train.

Shot on iPhone 14 Pro Max using a FeiyuTech Scorp Mini gimbal and a Shure MV88+ External microphone.

[leokimvideo]

Some of the best footage of this race & 3801 doing what it does best. Wow you need to get a watermark on this video, sadly there are many out there online who will steal your content and make easy money. Sadly these days you can't trust anyone

[The_Goldenhammer.]

whoever thought of a train race is a genius.

[andgate]

As a race...i think r class would driving wheels are huge.

[MrWill]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Excellent quality! As an American who'd never really seen anything like this before, I can certainly understand why the beautiful #3801 is so beloved. She flies!

[marcomiranda]

There's something mesmerizing about watching steam locomotives work. I wish I could be there.

[jimcrawford]

Great to see an awesome event like this! A very rare happening.

[SecurityBreachShowFan]

Will you won't you take me to the railway show?

[acs]

Cool video! If it was a real race the 38 class would leave the others for dead on a relatively flat track grade like this.

I remember going on the train race years ago when it was just 3830 against the Tiger moth. She got going very quick with the carriages pitching side to side, not having to slow down for other trains to catch up. That was a fun time and scary at the same time haha. I think that was the last time 3830 was part of steamfest 😢.

[sector]

Now that's a sight you don't see everyday

[trackandfieldarchive]

Question: is it an actual race or a 'race' by title only? It doesn't seem to look like one as the engines speed up and slow down as they please.
Figured 3801 and R766 would smoke the other two.

[KRFTWRK]

5917 really is doing the dance, look at her wobble from side to side

[fibopol]

G'day Mates!! A M A Z I N G F O O T A G E ! ! Great job... All the best form Bs. As. Argentina, Rodolfo

[iiigraghu]

Its indeed great to see this spectacle 💐🙏

[angustrains]

Would i be avle to use some of your footage for a video im making please 😊

[BANANA_playz]

Knowing I was there that exact day to me is crazy

[xymaryai]

i don't know much about any trains that aren't Melbourne electric multiple units, but is this in Australia? i saw VR R class, seems vaguely familiar, and i've heard of Hunter Valley before, just sanity checking that VR is Victorian Railways