129K views · 4.4K reactions | April of 2000 and steam locomotives 3801 & 3830 are hauling the NSW Rail Transport "MILLENNIUM AURORA" tour from Sydney, south into the state of Victoria. From the Machines of Iron show "Australian Steam" https://rfd.video/AustralianSteam | Steam Giants | Facebook

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In 1970, an icon of steam power achieved a feat never before accomplished in the nation’s transport history. Locomotive 3801, the pride of the New South Wales Government Railways, became the first engine to cross the Australian continent from coast to coast—travelling from Sydney to Perth as ''The Western Endeavour'' as the standard gauge line had finally reached across Australia. Built in 1943 by Clyde Engineering in Granville, NSW, 3801 was already legendary in its home state. Sleek and powerf