Australia’s most famous steam train, Locomotive 3801, has just crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the very first time. #9News | WATCH LIVE 6pm | 9 News Sydney

A Steam Train Passes is a nostalgic, imaginative essay on one of the majestic but now retired C38 class steam locomotives. Generally regarded as Australia's finest railway film and winner of many awards the world over. 3801 (pronounced Thirty-eight o-one) is a 4-6-2 steam locomotive operated by the New South Wales Government Railways between 1943 and 1974. It is arguably Australia's most famous steam locomotive, being the only one to have visited all mainland states and territories. The document

It's taken almost 80 years, but a once in a lifetime event played out over the Sydney Harbour Bridge today when two Sydney icons met for the first time. Historic steam locomotive 3801 thundered over the bridge, delighting crowds who turned out for a step back in time. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: www.7NEWS.com.au/news/nsw #SydneyTrains #SteamTrains #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney