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Steam train operators welcome upgrade plan
The operators of the 3801 steam locomotive have welcomed the New South Wales Government's plan for a $500,000 upgrade of the train according to ABC news on Line.
It is part of a $20 million investment in the state's rail heritage over the next five years.
But State Transport Minister John Watkins has also set up a panel to decide who will run the locomotive in the future.
It is currently run by 3801 Limited, and chairman John Glastonbury says there is nothing wrong with the current situation.
"We've been saying we've been doing this for the past 20 years - we believe we've done it well," he said.
"We've been asking the Government, the Minister, for the authority to continue doing it because we believe the community would wish that to be the case."
