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Kiwi King and Scottish swooner dazzle on Elvis Express

Jan 09 2025 Updated January 9, 2025

Luke Costin

Jack Gramenz

2 min read

Fan Alfred Vaz poses for a photograph dressed up as Elvis Presley as he waits for the departure of the Elvis Express bound for Parkes, at Central Station in Sydney on Thursday, January 9. Hundreds of passengers hopped on the train to Parkes for the 2025 Parkes Elvis Festival. Photo: AAP/Bianca De Marchi

Commuters have given way to crooners at Australia's largest railway station as a kaleidoscope of rock'n'roll kings sets off for the famous Elvis Festival in Parkes.

The annual pilgrimage to the central west NSW town kicked off in earnest on Thursday, a day after what would have been the King of Rock'n'Roll's 90th birthday.

Scores of Elvis and Priscilla Presley fans and impersonators danced their...