🚂 A Steam Train Passes: The Untold Story 🚂 50 years on, the making of A Steam Train Passes is revealed in a brand-new documentary from Transport Heritage NSW and the National Film and Sound Archive. Filmed in secrecy during the steam ban of 1974, this iconic short, held in the NFSA’s collection, became Australia’s most beloved railway film - launching careers, preserving history, and cementing the legacy of locomotive 3801. Now, more than 50 years later, hear from five of the original filmmake

Who’s ready for some steam train action? 🚂 This excerpt is taken from the 1974 Film Australia title, "A Steam Train Passes" which follows a majestic C38 class steam locomotive as it travels from a bustling Australian city into the countryside, seemingly moving back in time with each railway station stop. Make sure to watch with sound to enjoy the sounds of the train as well as an accompanying orchestral score, that perfectly matches the sweeping views of the train in motion across the Australia