Puffing Billy steam engine driver Steve Holmes wipes down locomotive 12A as it gets up to steam before...
Puffing Billy steam engine driver Steve Holmes, 61, wipes down locomotive 12A as it gets up to steam before running his train from Belgrave station near Melbourne, October 20, 2014. While the discovery of steam power 200 years ago powered the Industrial Revolution, the world long ago shunted most steam trains onto the sidings of history. But in one small corner of rural Australia, the sights, sounds and smells of the Industrial Revolution remain very much alive. In the picturesque Dandenong Ranges on the eastern outskirts of Melbourne, Puffing Billy is Australia's last steam engine railway. Picture taken October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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