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Locomotive 3801 steam test

Locomotive 3801 steam test

Locomotive 3801 steam test

7 Sept 2019

Locomotive 3801

Locomotive 3801

Transport Heritage NSW has completed the first steam test of locomotive 3801's repaired boiler.

This was the first time 3801's boiler had been fired up in more than a decade, with its original full working pressure restored to 245 psi.

Here's a look at our team at work over the past few days during this historic milestone.

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