New South Wales C38 class locomotive

New South Wales C38 class locomotive
C38 Class
Class leader 3801 - a streamlined example of the class
Power type Steam
Builder Clyde Engineering (5)
NSWGR Eveleigh Workshops (13)
NSWGR Cardiff Workshops (12)
Build date 1943–1949
Configuration 4-6-2
Gauge 4 feet 8+1⁄2 inches (1,435.100 mm)
Driver diameter 5 feet 9 inches (1,750 mm)
Wheelbase 65 feet 7+1⁄8 inches (19,993 mm)
Locomotive & tender
combined weight		 201 tons (204,000 kg) when in steam
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 14 tons (14,224 kg)
Water capacity 8,100 imperial gallons (37,000 l; 9,700 US gal)
Boiler pressure 245 psi (1.69 MPa)
Firegrate area 47 square feet (4.4 m2)
Heating surface:
Tubes		 142 tubes, 2+1⁄4 inches (57.2 mm) dia each
Heating surface:
Flues		 36 flues, 2+1⁄4 inches (57.2 mm) dia each
Heating surface:
Total		 3,367.79 square feet (312.878 m2)
Superheater type 36 element
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 21.5 × 26 in (546 × 660 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Tractive effort 36,200 lbf (161.0 kN)
Career NSWGR
Class 38 class
Number in class 30
Number 3801–3830
Locale New South Wales, Australia
First run 1943–1949
Last run 1960-1973
Preserved 3801, 3813, 3820, 3830
Disposition 0 preserved operational, 2 preserved statically, 1 under overhaul, 1 out of service, remainder scrapped

The C38 class was a class of steam locomotive built and operated by the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia. Built from 1943, the 30 locomotives in the class were designed to haul express trains and replace the C36 class on these premium workings. They were the first NSW locomotives to use the popular Pacific 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.[1]

Unstreamlined 3820 preserved at the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, wearing the black livery applied to many of the 38 class locomotives.
3803

History

The C38 class were first conceived in 1938. They suffered many delays during construction - mostly due to the Second World War. 3801 was the first engine completed and entered service in January 1943. The last in the class, 3830 entered service in November 1949. The first five locomotives were built in the Clyde Engineering workshops and wore distinctive streamlined boiler casing. The remaining 25 locomotives were built at the New South Wales Government Railway Workshops at Eveleigh, New South Wales (13 locomotives) and NSWGR Workshops at Cardiff in Newcastle (12 locomotives).

By 1951 diesel locomotives started appearing on the rails of NSW. These gradually took the "glamour workings" away from the 38 class, who would be confined to all-stations passenger and even goods trains. They could still be found working The Newcastle Flyer up until December 1970.[2]

Today

Four 38 class locomotives were saved from scrap. Currently no 38 class locomotives are operational. 3801 is in the custody of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (previously by 3801 Limited from 1986 - 2006), which is currently receiving a major overhaul. 3830 by the Powerhouse Museum waiting for a minor overhaul after problems were found in the boiler from a tour in the 4 of July 2009. 3830 is on display at the NSWRTM in the new roundhouse, while 3820 is as a static exhibit at the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum display hall. 3813 suffered at the hands of a new railway commissioner after a complete restoration was begun in the mid 1970s. It is currently in a dismantled state at the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum.

Stock list

New South Wales Government Railways was a latecomer in Pacific era on its standard gauge express passenger train service. Thirty Pacific type locomotives were built for NSWGR. The first engines turned out during World War II . The last entered service in 1949.

  • C 3801 2C1-h2 Clyde Engineering Co 463 / 1943 Preserved
  • C 3802 2C1-h2 Clyde Engineering Co 464 / 1943 run 08.04.1943 - 12.01.1967 2.441.024 km
  • C 3803 2C1-h2 Clyde Engineering Co 465 / 1943
  • C 3804 2C1-h2 Clyde Engineering Co 466 / 1944
  • C 3805 2C1-h2 Clyde Engineering Co 474 / 1945
  • C 3806 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 158 / 1945
  • C 3807 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 159 / 1946
  • C 3808 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 160 / 1946
  • C 3809 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 161 / 1946
  • C 3810 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 162 / 1946
  • C 3811 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 163 / 1946
  • C 3812 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 164 / 1946
  • C 3813 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 165 / 1946 Preserved (Dismantled)
  • C 3814 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 166 / 1946
  • C 3815 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 167 / 1947
  • C 3816 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 168 / 1947
  • C 3817 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 169 / 1947
  • C 3818 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 170 / 1947
  • C 3819 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 171 / 1947
  • C 3820 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 172 / 1947 Preserved
  • C 3821 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 173 / 1948
  • C 3822 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 174 / 1947
  • C 3823 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 175 / 1948
  • C 3824 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 176 / 1948
  • C 3825 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 177 / 1948
  • C 3826 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 178 / 1948
  • C 3827 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 179 / 1948
  • C 3828 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 180 / 1949
  • C 3829 2C1-h2 Cardiff Works 181 / 1949
  • C 3830 2C1-h2 Eveleigh Works 182 / 1949 Preserved

Modeling

The 38 class was produced by Lima in HO scale unstreamlined, The streamlined version was released by Lima in 1995. It has been remade by Hornby. A much more prototypical model has since been produced by Eureka Models. Brass ones were done by Model Dockyard in 1966.

References

  1. ^ Some Notes on the C38 Class 4-6-2 Locomotive Young, Harold Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, December, 2003 pp443-463
  2. ^ Preston, R.G. (1992). 3801 A Legend in Steam. 3801 Limited. ISBN 0-646-11931-1. 

Further reading

Grunbach, Alex. (1989), A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives, Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division, ISBN 0-909650 27 6 

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