| On Wednesday 17 November 2010, the mechanical overhaul of Steam Locomotive 3801 came one step closer to completion, with the engine frame being lifted back onto the main driving wheels. This operation was performed at Chullora using the in-house overhead crane and a 130,000 kilogram mobile crane. The frame was lifted straight up from the supports slewed across and then ever so carefully lowered onto the bearings of the large main drive wheels.
Photos by Keith Howard, RailCorp Office of Rail Heritage
Updated 25 November 2010
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