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3642
standard gauge
Driver dia.69 in (1,753 mm)
Total weight160 long tons
(179.20 short tons; 162.57 t)
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.24 MPa)
later: 200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size23 in × 26 in (584 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effortas built: 30,500 lbf (135.7 kN)
as restored: 33,890 lbf (150.8 kN)
Career
OperatorsNew South Wales Government Railways
ClassC36
Number in class42 of 75
Numbers3642
NicknamesThe Pig, Miss Piggy
LocaleAustralia
First run1926
Last runSeptember 1969
DispositionWithdrawn for mechanical overhaul

Locomotive 3642 is a two-cylinder, simple, non-condensing, coal-fired superheated, 4-6-0 36 class express passenger steam locomotive built for the New South Wales Government Railways in 1926 by Clyde Engineering. It is one of three

36 class
locomotives that were preserved.

In service

3642 entered service in 1926 hauling passenger trains throughout New South Wales. Originally painted black, in the mid-1930s it was repainted green. With the onset of World War II it returned to black. In 1955 it was fitted with a Belpaire boiler.[1][2] In 1964, it was one of six members of the class to receive power reversing units.[3]

Demise and Preservation

3642 was withdrawn from

Thirlmere with the rest of the collection in June 1975.[8]

In 1979, 3642 was transferred to

Goulburn Roundhouse to be overhauled.[9] The work was funded by the State Rail Authority who upon its return to service in November 1981, operated the locomotive on heritage trains throughout New South Wales with maintenance contracted to the NSWRTM.[7][10] In 1986, it ran to Melbourne for The Phantom of the Opera which included a parallel run with Victorian locomotive R766. In 1989 it reverted to the custody of the NSWRTM.[1]

In 1992, it again visited Victoria with 5910 to celebrate 30 years of the standard gauge line to Melbourne. In the December 1994 issue of Railway Digest magazine, a photograph of 3642 was accompanied by a caption stating that the locomotive had been withdrawn from service following the failure of an ultrasonic test on the rear driving axle and that there were no plans to repair the locomotive at that stage.[11]

After failing its boiler inspection in 1996, it became a static exhibit at Thirlmere. In 2006 work commenced to restore 3642 and in March 2008 it returned to service.[7] At the end of 2008, a project to repaint the engine began. The project was completed in 2010.[1]

In 2008, 3642 appeared at the Hunter Valley Steamfest after a 16-year absence. In July 2011, 3642 was taken out of service for a re-tyre of the all driving wheels and a small mechanical overhaul returning to service in April 2012.

In July 2018, 3642 was withdrawn from active service.

Transport Heritage Expo
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Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c History of Locomotive 3642 Heritage Express
  2. ISBN 0 730100 05 7
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  3. ISBN 0 909650 27 6
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  4. ^ Here & There Australian Railway Society Historical Society Bulletin issue 387 January 1970 page 2
  5. ^ Whyalla Branch Opened by Prime Minister Railway Transportation November 1972 page 5
  6. ISBN 0 909597 12 X
    .
  7. ^ a b c Locomotive, Steam 3642 NSW Environment & Heritage
  8. Roundhouse
    June 1976 page 17
  9. ^ Steam Locomotive Undergoes Major restoration at Goulburn Railway Digest May 1979 page 124
  10. ^ "On the Cover" Roundhouse January 1982 page 3
  11. ^ Railway Digest December 1994 page 33
  12. ^ Farewell locomotive 3642 Transport Heritage NSW
  13. ^ Farewell 3642 NSW Rail Museum

External links

Media related to NSWGR 3642 at Wikimedia Commons

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