When a steam train rolled into a northern New South Wales town for the first time in 1913, 4,000 people dressed up in their Sunday best and swarmed the tracks to witness the event.
It marked the extension of the North Coast Railway Line to Taree, which became a boon for the town as it was connected to Sydney for the first time.
"Before the railway came to Taree it was difficult, the roads were very difficult, it was hilly," local researcher Penny Teerman said.
