Legends of Steam™ - LOCOMOTIVE 3801

Express Passenger Locomotive 3801
— entered service in 1943 - now undergoing a full mechanical overhaul

3801's Boiler Under Construction

The construction of 3801’s new, welded boiler, provides a rare chance to see right inside the fabricated interior as it takes form. For many, it’s also an opportunity to ponder just how the normally simple-looking exterior of a locomotive boiler, belies the internal complexity and precise construction within.

During a visit to Dampflokwerk Meiningen on May 21, 2010, the RTM was given the opportunity of capturing many images of 3801's new boiler under construction. The images which best communicate the story are presented here — captions will follow soon.

Commencing with this project update, the page-design has changed to include animated image galleries — three galleries in this update — enabling more images to be presented in the same space and making navigation much easier for visitors. Not familiar with animated image galleries? ....click here.

All images contained in this update
© Colin McDonald 2010

Need help with animated galleries?

3801.com.au attracts visitors from all over the world but judging by questions and feedback received, not everyone is an experienced Internet user. These galleries need your input to get going, so read on if you're not familiar with driving animated image galleries...

To set an automatic slide-show in motion, use the VCR-like 'play' button located in the footer of the main image.
In 'play' (slide-show) mode, images appear for about 6 seconds. Use the 'pause' button at any time if you want to linger longer.
To manually advance or return to an image, use the 'fwd' and 'rev' buttons.
To select a specific image, drag the slider-bar at the bottom to show all the (thumbnail) images in the gallery, then click on the image you want to view.
For a larger image and, to better display vertical (portrait-format) images, click on the left-most (rectangular) button in the playback controls — and click it again to bring back the thumbnail images.

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