Talk:3801

3801

Why was the 3801 painted grey. I liked the green better. And why does the sign on it's front say SAVE 3801? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.32.87.250 (talk • contribs) 04:53, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

• I guess they wanted it to look like the original paint. The sign says "SAVE 3801" because RailCorp refuses to sign another lease to 3801 Limited to operate and maintain the train, in which the train might be transferred back to the NSW Railway Museum in Thirlmere, and the old Eveleigh workshop being knocked down. Vicer 08:12, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Recent developments

The material in this document: http://www.heritageexpress.com.au/pages/legendsofsteam/3801/default.htm needs to be incoporated into this article to bring it up to date. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.169.17.136 (talk) 02:28, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Archived and copied to Template talk:Hunter Region places and items of interest for continued discussion as suggested at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains#3801

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Uninvolved addition. This discussion appears to be about whether or not {{Hunter Region places and items of interest}} should be placed on the bottom of this article. Hunter Region is a region of NSW, OZ. --Tagishsimon (talk) 13:11, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Copied from User talk:Rad1x11:

How can you say that 3801 is not a Hunter icon? Every time it is seen in the area it is on the TV news and the front page of local papers. It's about the only "train" that the general population knows and one of the reasons man visit Steamfest. Use of the navbox in the article is appropriate and it should not be removed. --AussieLegend (✉) 06:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

As the flagship of the nation’s biggest operator and the most widely travelled, 3801 is probably the most recognisable steam locomotive in Australia, but this doesn't make it a Hunter icon. As it has been out of service since 2007, its presence wouldn't have been reported any time recently. Visiting steam locomotives often gain coverage from regional television networks and newspapers during visits, but that doesn't qualify them as icons of that region. 3642 was on the Sydney news yesterday, as it often is, because it was operating trips out of Central. Doesn't make it a Sydney icon.

If 3801 was synonymous with rail operations in the area, built there or spent much of its career there, then maybe there would be a case for inclusion, but it was built and based in Sydney and the Hunter was only one of a number of regions that it operated in.

So if it is an icon, it is a NSW one, not Hunter specific. Its only connection was that it operated services in the area including a few headline Newcastle Flyer trips and was overhauled there in the 1980s. If it is a Hunter icon, then it would qualify as an icon in other places which it operated, is it a Sydney, Albury, Dubbo or Nullabor Plain icon? The South Maitland Railways 10 Class that spent their entire career in the Hunter, would be a more appropriate inclusion. Rad1x11 (talk) 00:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

3801 has a long association with the Hunter. That it has been out of service since 2007 is irrelevant. The MV Sygna has been out of service since 1974, but it was front page news just this week. 3801 could be the most recognisable locomotive in Australia, but that doesn't mean much. People in most of Australia have probably never even heard of it. In the Hunter, the arrival of 3801 is always heralded with some fanfare, other locomotives don't even get a look in. 3801 has even been in the news when it isn't here. While train fanatics might know of individual locos, the general public doesn't. That's not the case with 3801, and that's why it is linked in the navbox. There is nothing justifying removal of the navbox from this article. Navboxes provide navigation between related articles, and the only criteria for inclusion of a navbox is that the article is linked in the navbox. That you don't like it being here is not justification for its removal. If there are other navboxes that include 3801, then they can be added too. Navboxes are not part of the normal content of the article that needs justification for inclusion. As long as the link is vaild, the navbox can be included. In this case, the link is valid. The link to this article is included in the historical section of the infobox because 3801 is a significant part of the Hunter history. --AussieLegend (✉) 05:44, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

3801 has a long association with New South Wales, not just the Hunter. You made the point that it gains significant media coverage; I noted that it would not have been through its presence in the last 9 years; hence its lack of action since 2007 was mentioned. The MV Sygna is relevant as its beaching was a significant event in the region and its remains have been a feature for 40 years. 3801 was one of thousands of locomotives that operated and was overhauled in the region. Unlike others, it wasn't built in the region or ever based there. Much like the thousands of ships that have passed through Newcastle Harbour. That they have done so doesn't make them worthy of inclusion in the Hunter region navbox.

Using the argument that it is notable to the region because it receives significant media attention, is a bit like saying the Prime Minister is a notable figure to the area because he gets significant media attention whenever he visits.

The suggestion that the only criteria for inclusion of a navbox is that the article is linked in the navbox is incorrect. That implies that any linked article can be included which clearly is not right, there needs to be relevancy of the subject matter to the region, which to date has not been demonstrated. It’s not a case of I don't like it, it’s a case of it not belonging. Something like Newcastle Flyer would be more relevant to the region rather than a locomotive that sometimes operated it. Looking at a similar locomotive article, LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman does not get categorised in Category:Rail transport in Doncaster (where it was built) or any other city or region of Eastern England where it operated. Likewise Locomotive No. 1 that operated the first train in Sydney is likewise not categorised as such.

As we are both fairly resolute in our opinions and no closer to resolving ourselves, I have asked for comments on the project page. Rad1x11 (talk) 12:13, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

3801 has a long association with New South Wales - If there was a NSW navbox that included a link to 3801 it could, and should, be included here. Your other arguments along this line are largely irrelevant. What is relevant is that navboxes provide navigation between related articles, like categories do, and when they include links to articles, they should be included in those articles. Navboxes from outside one project are not under the control of another project. They exist across project lines. If an author of historical novels called John Smith wrote a series of books, and one of the books was about 3801, then it would be entirely appropriate for the navbox "Books by John Smith" to be included here. I really do not see you opposition to including a navbox here. --AussieLegend (✉) 13:07, 12 June 2016 (UTC):

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Subsequent comments should be made at Template talk:Hunter Region places and items of interest.

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Any Idea how many horsepower she has? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.233.1.117 (talk) 13:59, 3 October 2022 (UTC)