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A Steam Train Passes

A Steam Train Passes

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 10, 1974

Runtime

0h 21m

Genres

Documentary, Drama

Original Title

A Steam Train Passes

Production Companies

Film Australia

Director

David Haythornwaite

Description

Generally regarded as Australia's finest railway film and winner of many awards the world over, A Steam Train Passes is a nostalgic, imaginative essay on one of the majestic C38 class steam locomotives, 3801. The locomotive has recently returned to service and is currently operating out of the NSW Rail Museum at Thirlmere, south of Sydney.