1974    21mShort, Documentary
8.610.0
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.
Directed by David Haythornwaite

Where to Watch A Steam Train Passes

  • Chris O'SullivanDriver of Locomotive 3801
  • Harold FowlerFireman of Locomotive 3801
  • Cecil BarnesFireman of Locomotive 3801 - final scene
  • David HaythornwaiteDirector / Writer
  • Anthony BuckleyProducer
  • Dean SemlerDirector Of Photography
  • Wayne LeClosEditor
  • George DreyfusMusic

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