NEW Hope Group employee Andre du Preez took a step back in time with Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway recently, to celebrate 10 years of coal donations by the Ipswich-based mining company.

Volunteers cheered. Over 250 tons of history eased into motion. Steam engines are curiosities, antiquated marvels in a modern day of diesel engines and electric trains.

The smells and sounds of locomotive travel get the audience in the mood for a theatrical adaptation of the beloved children’s ...