THE futureofanew£600,000boilerbuilt foroneoftheworld’sflagshippreserved steam locomotives but never used hangs inthebalanceamidplansforanew railway hub in Australia.
The boiler was commissioned by the former Office of Rail Heritage and manufactured by DB Meiningen in Germany as part of a major restoration of former New South Wales Government Railway’s C38 class No. 3801, ato its high-profile and iconic status.