New South Wales C38 class locomotive

New South Wales C38 Class
3801 on a Newcastle Flyer charter in October 2005
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderClyde Engineering (5)
Eveleigh Railway Workshops (13)
Cardiff Locomotive Workshops (12)
Build dateJanuary 1943 – November 1949
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm)
Wheelbase65 ft 7+18 in (19.99 m)
Length76 ft 5 in (23.29 m)
Total weight201 long tons
(204 tonnes; 225 short tons) when in steam
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity14 long tons
(14.225 tonnes; 15.680 short tons)
Water cap.8,100 imp gal
(37,000 L; 9,700 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure245 psi (1.69 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes142 tubes, 2+14 in (57.1 mm) dia each
 • Flues36 flues, 2+14 in (57.1 mm) dia each
 • Total surface3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2)
Superheater36 element
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size21.5 in × 26 in
(550 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort36,273 lbf (161.35 kN)
Career
OperatorsNew South Wales Government Railways
ClassC38
Number in class30
Numbers3801–3830
LocaleNew South Wales, Australia
First run22 January 1943
Last run29 December 1970
Preserved3801, 3813, 3820, 3830
Disposition4 preserved, 26 scrapped

The C38 class (occasionally known as the 38 class and nicknamed "Pacifics" by some railwaymen) was a class of steam locomotive built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.

Constructed between January 1943 and November 1949, the 30 locomotives in the class were designed to haul express passenger services throughout New South Wales. They were the only New South Wales locomotives to use the popular Pacific 4-6-2 wheel arrangement and were the last steam locomotives in the state to be built for passenger train operation, all subsequent deliveries being specifically for freight haulage.[1]

  1. ^ "Some Notes on the C38 Class 4-6-2 Locomotive" Young, Harold Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin December 2003 pp443-463

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