page_title: East Coast Heritage Rail
section_title: 3801 enters service
hierarchical_section_title: East Coast Heritage Rail / 3801 enters service
caption_attribution_description: English: The Bi-Centennial Train passes through Wodonga, Victoria 16 October, 1988
context_page_description: East Coast Heritage Rail is a not for profit company limited by guarantee formed in June 1985 as 3801 Limited to operate steam locomotive 3801 and its associated rolling stock. The company operated heritage train tours from 1986 until 2017, with operations recommencing in February 2019 under the new brand, East Coast Heritage Rail.
context_section_description: In November 1986 3801 returned to service and operated as the flagship of 3801 Limited for the next 20 years. 
  In 1988 3801 and its train became the Bicentennial Train and operated tours to all the mainland capitals as part of the nation's 200 year celebrations. In the latter part of 1988 and much of 1989, Flying Scotsman joined 3801 Limited and ran many very successful tours around New South Wales and beyond. In excess of 500,000 passengers were carried by the company during this 20-year period.
caption: 3801 hauls the Bicentennial Train through Wodonga, Victoria in October 1988
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