Pacific Class Locomotive 3801

A 38 class streamlined locomotive built in 1943 at Clyde Engineering plant.

Southern Highlands Express - "The Southern Highlander" - Feb 23 1943
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Last Scheduled Steam run - Melbourne Limited - Junee to Albury - April 15 1962

1962
Overhauled - 1963
Static Preservation - 1965

To the NSW RTM after overhaul at Cardiff

- Oct 20 1966

Return to Service as the 'Special Event' loco - Nov 6 1966

Around the 25th anniversary of the first 38 class "Newcastle Flyer" - May 31 1969
3801 was rostered to take the "Newcastle Flyer" on its normal timetable run.
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Last scheduled steam run to Sydney - Oct 11 1969

- 1970

The "Western Endeavour" - Aug 1970
The First Steam Locomotive to "cross the continent". .


SA - 1972

3801 and 3820 First run to Melbourne on Standard Gauge (4'8.5) all-the-way - Easter 1973
Including Parallel Run with R707 on the Broad Gauge (5'3).
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Albury to Melbourne's Spencer St Station. .


(After 10 years)
Return to Service after 3 years of restoration work - Nov 29 1986

Entrusted to the care of "3801 Limited" formed by the NSW RTM / ??? /
SRA. .

The song "3801" released by ______ - July 1 1987







Takes the "Millennium Aurora" to Victoria with sister 3830 - Easter 2000
Double head Sydney to Melbourne inc Parallel Run with R711 and R761
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