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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film Australia
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Top Cast
Chris O'Sullivan as Driver of Locomotive 3801
Harold Fowler as Fireman of Locomotive 3801
Cecil Barnes as Fireman of Locomotive 3801 - final scene
Top Crew
David Haythornwaite · Director, Writer
Dean Semler · Cinematographer
Wayne LeClos · Editor
Anthony Buckley · Producer
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