Woman of Steam. Simone driving at Zig Zag Rly, 2005.

Big smile, love of steam, and a great engineer. Wish women like this existed is the states. That girl is a keeper!

Wow I'm loving this. She handles engine very nicely, the sound of the drivers on those grades and corners. Zig zag Railway has an impressive 1072 engine. I've enjoyed it

It's really amazing and good to see Women crew working on the Steam Locomotives. In this respect Congrats go out to Driver Simone of Newzealand for her adventerous step.

A very beautiful and talented woman. This brings back a lot of wonderful memories where I was introduced to steam on the Texas State Railroad. I used to be able to ride with the crew anytime but all those connections are gone the memories are still alive and so is my love for steam.

Thanks for the great video, and to see a young lady driving. What a buzz. 1072 was built by Walkers Limited, Engineers, Maryborough Queenlsand in 1956. The locomotive was of modern design with roller bearing axles. It ran on the Queensland Government Railways system till March 1970, and when retired sold to the Zig Zag Cooperative Railway, Lithgow and named City of Lithgow. Most of this class of engine (55 in all) were painted green in their service life, but 1072 was fated to be painted black around the late 1960s and appears to retain that colour on the Zig Zag.

Amazing. Engine driver is so smart. Good sister. God bless you more

The USA has had many lady locomotive engineers in our modern diesel era. I worked with a few of the ladies on the Illinois Div of the Santa Fe Ry. while working as conductor starting in the early 1970 era. One became an instructor. She was a very good engineer. I don’t know of any steam qualified, although watched a video of a very lovely lady running a steam loco here in the USA on a tourist line.

Nostalgic trip. Reviving my childhood memories. Superb.thanks 😊.

An absolutely superb railway line in an exceptional landscape. The locomotive is very beautiful, but the woman steam engineer even more so. All the feminine charm, with that dazzling smile and of course a perfect knowledge of the trade: a smooth docking of the oar, the throttle handled with precision on this line with its severe profile. Congratulations. Well done Simone.

Great video. I'm glad to see the young woman doing a good job.

it took 15 years for this to be uploaded on the internet... but I'm glad it had anyways.

Soon this may not be a memory anymore as the ZZR is getting closer to running trains again. I hope to see this railway running well into the future.

Another trimendous video of a young girl operating the steam engine, she really knows how to operate this big steam engine, l say well done to her (keep at it and enjoy every minute of it) P S ,many thanks to everyone who made this trimendous video 👍👍👍.

Beautiful RR and a great job running it by Simone. Scenery is awesome.

Boa tarde amigos.. Não é qualquer pessoa quê pega uma locomotiva à vapor. Simone Simplismente é uma exelente maquinista. Espero que ela esteja trabalhando na zig zag transporte ferroviário de passageiros. Pois achei ela uma exelente profissional. Parabéns pelo seus vidios são exelente abraço obrigado amigo

World needs much more ladies like her...Thank you.

Simply a sweet video. Combining the exquisit steam sounds(I recommend head phones) and an experimented girl who loves her seat at the engine. Thanks!!

She is not afraid to get her hands dirty she would had to do the hard yards as a firemen good on her keep up the great work she must be very proud.

great footage

É muito lindo ver uma garota comandando essas velhas tecnologias, que era antes dominio total masculino. PARABÉNS MOCINHA.