Description

HSVOC NSW 40th Anniversary of its Inception.

In the Christmas 1984 edition of the ACT HDT Owners Club’s magazine, HSVOC Honorary Member Paul Dillon placed a flyer inviting the NSW based members to meet with the Canberra members on May 5th, 1985, at the Briar’s Inn (Burradoo) for their first combined get together.

NSW member Warren Jenkins took the initiative and rang the four other NSW members and arranged for them to meet so that they could all travel down to Burradoo together.

Warren Jenkins, Brian Cassell, Jeff Kelly, Tricia Kelly, Mark Hitchenson and Les McClelland thus became the foundation members when the HDT Owners Club NSW Branch was first conceived on 5th May 1985.

After that first meeting at Burradoo, things began to happen thanks largely to Warren Jenkins.

At a meeting in January 1986, an initial NSW committee was established and the drafting of the club’s constitution commenced.

On Sunday April 6th, 1986, the first monthly meeting of members of the HDT Owners Club NSW was held at Dennys, North Parramatta. At that meeting it was agreed that the Club should hold all future monthly meetings at the Baulkham Hills Sporting Club on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00pm.

In June 1986 it was arranged for the transfer of the membership of the NSW resident members of the Canberra club over to the NSW club together with their original application forms. This was to give these members a continuity of membership.

This run commemorates 40 years since the inception of our Club and we’ll have a special guest joining us, Paul Dillon, who was the founder of the SS Commodore Owners Club from which our NSW Club was conceived 40 years ago.

Unfortunately, the Briar’s Inn can’t accommodate the number of Club cars on this Run so we’ll be going instead to the Ironstone Bar & Dining at the nearby Mittagong RSL for lunch.

Please click here to download a copy of their very reasonably priced menu.

NSW Rail Museum

On the way we’ll be stopping at the NSW Rail Museum for morning tea, an optional Train Ride and Museum visit.

We’ll be arriving around 10:10am and the train ride departs at 10:30am.

Members are encouraged to pre-purchase their Train Ride / Museum Tour tickets online before Sunday to avoid any delay queuing and missing the Train ride.

Train Ride plus Museum entry will cost $35 (adult), $25 (Concession) and $15 (Child 2-17) and will be at your own cost.

Museum only entry will cost $15 (adult), $10 (Concession) and $5 (Child 2-17) and will be at your own cost.

Please click here and scroll down to buy your tickets now and secure your seat on the train.

Make sure that you book for Sunday 4th May / 10:30am train ride!

A small range of drinks, tea, coffee, pre-made sandwiches, salads and snacks are available from the NSW Rail Museum Kiosk.

With over 10,000 square metres of lawns and sheltered picnic tables there are also plenty of places to relax before heading off on our next leg to Mittagong.

Schedule:

8:30am Meeting Point 1 – McDonalds Colyton Road Minchinbury

8:45am Drivers Briefing

9:00am Leave via Ropers Rd then M4 eastbound as Map 1 below, then join M7 southbound and M31 Hume Motorway, per the first diagram below.

(R) from the Hume Highway to B88 Picton Rd towards Picton
(L) at Old Hume Highway in Picton
* All turns from now on are sign posted to the Rail Museum so watch for them!
(R) 3rd exit at Roundabout into Thirlmere Way
(L) at T intersection and continue along Thirlmere Way
(R) 3rd exit at Roundabout into Oakes St
(L) 1st exit at Roundabout into Barbour Rd
NSW Rail Museum is around 200m on the left.

10:10am NSW Rail Museum 10 Barbour Road Thirlmere NSW 2572

10:30am – 11:20am Train Ride.

11:20am -12:10pm Rail Museum visit

12:10pm Leave via West Parade / Wilson Drive.
(L) at the T intersection into Church Ave at Colo Vale
(R) onto the M31 Hume Highway, and in around 1 kilometer take the exit
(L) onto the B73 Old Hume Highway. Continue along the Old Hume Highway to the right past the B73 exit
The entry road into the Mittagong RSL is around 600m on the left past the B73 intersection.
Park together in the main car park.

12:45pm Arrive for lunch (own cost) in the Ironstone Bar & Dining at the Mittagong RSL 148-150 Old Hume Hwy, Mittagong NSW 2575

There is no cost to book for this historic event. NSW Rail Museum tour, Train Ride and Lunch at the Ironstone Bar & Dining will be at your choice and cost.

Minchinbury McDonalds to the M7 Interchange via M4 eastbound

McDonalds Minchinbury to NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere

Thirlmere Railway Museum to Mittagong RSL Club, 148-150 Old Hume Hwy, Mittagong