Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club

History Formed in 1963, the Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club has been at its present 6½ hectare site in Scoresby, Victoria since 1986.

The site was originally a depot used for the tunnelling of the main trunk sewer and was a desolate wasteland when the club took. Formed in 1963, the Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club has been at its present 6½ hectare site in Scoresby, Victoria since 1986 when it moved from land leased from Beamish Heavy Haulage at Wantirna.

The site was originally a depot used for the tunnelling of the main trunk sewer and was a desolate wasteland when the club took it over. Since occupation, the site has been developed with landscaping, tree planting, installation of the rail track, construction of the 9 sheds and toilet block and a man-made lake.. The engines on display at the National Steam Centre represent many years of collection and restoration efforts by the members. In addition to the engines owned by the club, a number of members' privately owned engines are kept at the centre. A particular effort has gone in to ensure Australian steam and industrial heritage is preserved for Australians, in Australia, rather than allowing local heritage to be shipped overseas.