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88/4 Steam locomotive, No. 3830, iron / steel / brass, New South Wales Government Railways, Eveleigh Railway Workshops, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1949. Click to enlarge.

Steam locomotive No. 3830

Locomotive 3830 represents the epitome of steam locomotive development in New South Wales. It was the last of the 38 class locomotives to be built and the last passenger locomotive to be designed and built by the New South Wales Government Railways. The 38 class saw the last period of popular rail travel prior to the use of the domestic airlines and the increased popularity of the family car. The 38 class locomotives held off the diesel invasion for over a decade and were gradually relegated …

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Summary

Object No.

88/4

Object Statement

Steam locomotive, No. 3830, iron / steel / brass, New South Wales Government Railways, Eveleigh Railway Workshops, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1949

Physical Description

A steam locomotive made of iron, steel and brass, one of the the Pacific type, it features a wide grate firebox requiring manual stoking, one piece, single-cast 19-tonne steel frame incorporating integral cylinders, Boxpok driving wheels, and a combustion chamber extension of the firebox. It has been restored to steaming condition.

Specifications

Class C38 "Pacific"
Number in class 30
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2
Date in service 27 Sep 1949
Date withdrawn Oct 1967
Builder's No. 182
Cylinders 2 (out)
Frames cast steel bed
Wheels diam.:
Leading 36 in (914 mm)
Driving 69 in (1 752 mm)
Trailing 42 in (1 066 mm)
Valve gear Walschaert
Valves, diameter Piston, 12 in. (304 mm)
Steam pressure 245 psi (1 688 kPa)
Weight 195 tons (198 tonnes)
Tractive effort 36 200 lbf (161 KN)
Reverse gear power assisted
Boiler & firebox 6 ft 6 1/8 in (1 984 mm) max. diameter
Firebox:
Heating surface 224.58 sq.ft. (20.66 sq.m.)
Grate area 47 sq.ft. (4.32 sq.m.)
Superheater 36 element with smokebox regulator

Dimensions

Height

4300 mm

Width

2950 mm

Depth

23282 mm

Weight

146468 kg

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1988

Acquisition Date

3 January 1988

Cite this Object

Harvard

Steam locomotive No. 3830 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 26 March 2023, <https://ma.as/85075>

Wikipedia

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