3830 Steam locomotive - visit to Robertson

"Locomotive 3830 represents the epitome of steam locomotive development in New South Wales. ...... Locomotive 3830 was the last of the 38 class locomotives to be produced. ...... The 38 class locomotives were designed by the New South Wales Government Railways, under the leadership of Harold Young, last of the railways' Chief Mechanical Engineers of the steam era......
It was built at the Eveleigh Railway Workshops and went into service on 27 September, 1949......... Restoration of the locomotive began in August 1992 and was jointly undertaken by the (Powerhouse) Museum and 3801 Limited, operators of steam locomotive 3801.
Source: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=85075

It almost seems the train's steam engine created the fog. It did not. The fog is natural.

It got darker and darker, within minutes, just as the 3830 was getting ready to depart.
See yesterday's images. I cannot but think this guy wanted to be a Train Driver. In fact, he may have been one,
as many of the enthusiasts are former train workers.
The way he was staring at the train through the fence, as it powered up, was very poignant.Here is goes - straight past me - through the fog - at the road crossing on Meryla Street,
adjacent to the Robertson Heritage Railway Station.They were cheating! At the end of the train, there was a damned messy
(and decidedly unromantic) diesel engine, pushing from behind.
Because of the thick fog, I had not seen the diesel engine until it went past me. 

Day 2 on the Robertson Common

The famous steam locomotive 3801 came to Robertson again today. This train has been a regular visitor to Robertson in recent years. There had been some doubt about its continued visitation, when the 3801 Limited company lost control of the locomotive, in favour of the NSW Rail Transport Museum at Thirlmere. However, it came today, on a stunning clear blue-sky day in Robertson. Yes, it was windy, but at least it gave clear blue-sky backgrounds for photos of the train.Apparently 3801 is to be taken off the rails for the fitting of a new boiler (I tried to check this report, without success). So, it might be some time till she comes back to Robertson, but at least we have faith that she will return.
The mighty locomotive was certainly in fine working order today as seen by this burst of smoke and stem, just before she departed, this afternoon, for what would have been a fine afternoon run down the Mountain Line, to Wollongong, and then back to Sydney.
It appears that Harry Potter might have made a secret visit to Robertson today, on the 3801.
And in the main marquee, this afternoon, a little girl shared a quiet moment with Jane and Leon's lovely Rado, the Kelpie X Spaniel. He is a beautifully natured dog, as may be seen by the way in which he gently accepted this approach, unsupervised, by this little dog-lover. Unbeknown to both of them, I was keeping a watchful eye on them, and all was well, so I decided to record this gorgeous moment.Here Leon and Monica and another friend attended the REPS table of leaflets and brochures in the marquee.