Australian steam locomotives 3801 & 3830 - "38s Over The Mountains" - July 2000

[@anilpille189]

Beautiful sound coming from Loco motive

[@dapto234]

Beautiful 3801 she is real charmer for sure and that whistle is glorious.

[@MCmaster989]

I agree with you

[@lachlanjenkin8894]

Guess 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of when the two 38s ran up the blue mountains

[@Frohmood]

Nice video !! Wow, - you brought a tear to my eye. You put a lot of work into it. Well done !!!

[@nickprehna8870]

I have the 3801 as a model. It’s my first proper steam train locomotive I’ve had period. The first two model trains I got where a part of a train set.

[@robertcameron2808]

Having worked trains out of Enfield with both locomotives 30 was a better.

[@Match2100]

I don't subscribe to the hype about 3801 but there's no doubt the 38s are impressive engines, especially with that exhaust beat like a gunshot!

[@ISCDesignArchitect]

And the REAL fun begins at Mt Vic! :)

[@austinyingst5902]

It's rare to see Australian rolling stock this far north. And a double header at that. And passenger stock with a handsome livery. Thanks for the treat.

[@danielcook9032]

This is not north, this is west

[@danielcook9032]

A small video problem at 1:08 and 1:32 , otherwise a great video as always

[@timvandiepen8373]

Awesome

[@G516R700]

Awesome footage of 3801 & 3830 running together, do you think 3830 will run again at all? Would be great to see it

[@AussiePom]

Well it's still owned by the Powerhouse Museum and it's their decision whether to release funds to make a new boiler after the old one got burnt. But it was such a shame when 3830 was running for it so often played a secondary role to 3801 and was always in the shafts on a train. It rarely got to shine on it's own. One video of Bevan's does show what a solid performer 3830 was when on a trip to Robertson 3801 continually lost it's feet on a grade and if it hadn't been for 3830 pushing 3801 and hauling the train then 3801 would have come to a stand unable to move. 3830 was always known in it's service days as a very strong engine only just behind the strongest 38 of all 3827.

[@SantaFe19484]

Awesome video? Why was the engine's nose opened?

[@danielcook9032]

Occasionally the smokebox (The part in front of the boiler with the chimney attached) needs to have the ash and residue cleaned out to prevent problems

[@SpottoBotto]

38 minutes long too

[@warhawkwarrior9835]

The type of engine 3801 was originally a U.S. built stream line locomotive.

[@NSWGR]

No, the design is based off one but that does not make it a US loco

[@algrigg9039]

Nope. Designed and built in Australia.

[@AussiePom]

@@algrigg9039 The frame was made in Granite City Illinois USA and the streamlining is an adaptation of the New Haven and Hartford Railroad I5 4-6-4 of 1934. But after that the rest is all Australian.

[@algrigg9039]

Certainly influenced by overseas designs (incl US), but it's accepted the eventual final design was developed in Australia. But it's certainly a 'point of order'!

[@AussiePom]

@@algrigg9039That's why Americans love the loco so much because no I 5's were preserved. For Americans 3801 is the closest to a NYH&H I 5.