3830
3830 | |
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standard gauge | |
Driver dia. | 5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm) |
Wheelbase | 65 ft 7+1⁄8 in (19,993 mm) |
Total weight | 201 long tons (225 short tons; 204 t) 204 long tons (228 short tons; 207 t) when in steam |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 14 long tons (15.7 short tons; 14.2 t) |
Water cap. | 8,100 imp gal (36,823 L; 9,728 US gal) |
Firebox: | |
• Grate area | 47 sq ft (4.4 m2) |
Boiler pressure | 245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa) |
Heating surface: | |
• Tubes | 142 tubes, 2+1⁄4 in (57.2 mm) dia each |
• Flues | 36 flues, 5+1⁄2 in (139.7 mm) dia each |
• Total surface | 3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2) |
Superheater | 36 element |
Cylinders | 2 |
Cylinder size | 21+1⁄2 in × 26 in (546 mm × 660 mm) |
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 36,273 lbf (161.4 kN) |
Career | |
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Operators | New South Wales Government Railways |
Class | 38 |
Number in class | 30 of 30 |
Numbers | 3830 |
Locale | New South Wales, Australia |
Retired | 1967 |
Restored | 1997 |
Disposition | Stored |
3830 (pronounced Thirty-eight thirty) is a 4-6-2 steam locomotive operated by the New South Wales Government Railways between 1949 and 1967. It has been preserved by the Powerhouse Museum and is based at the NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere. It was operational from 1997 until 2009 and was scheduled to return to service in 2016 before the need for more extensive boiler repairs was discovered.
Construction
3830 was built in 1949 by the New South Wales Government Railways', Eveleigh Railway Workshops as the last of thirty 38 class locomotives built to haul express trains. 3830 was the last steam locomotive built in New South Wales. The first five were built by Clyde Engineering to a streamlined design, whilst the later 25 locomotives in the class were built by Eveleigh and Cardiff Locomotive Workshops and were unstreamlined.
Construction was delayed mostly due to material shortages during World War II. 3830 was the last engine completed and entered service on 27 September 1949. It was allocated to Eveleigh Locomotive Depot until January 1960, before moving to Lithgow. It returned to Eveleigh in September 1960, operating from Broadmeadow between January and April 1961, before receiving its last overhaul during which it was repainted green.[1]
In April 1962, it along with 3813 hauled the inaugural standard gauge
Preservation
3830 was purchased by the
It later moved to Eveleigh Railway Workshops.In April 1992, some 25 years after its withdrawal from service, restoration of 3830 began when it was taken to
After operating two trial runs to
On 30 November 2008, 3830 was relocated to the
3830 is currently fitted with the boiler originally built for 3801 in 1943 that was given to 3830 in the mid 1950s. This boiler is notable as the first of the 38 class boilers to be built, hence it has thicker sides than the other remaining boilers
References
- ^ a b c d "Welcome back 3830" Railway Digest November 1997 pages 16-19, 41
- ^ The C38 Class, John. B. Thompson
- ^ Steam Locomotive 3830 Powerhouse Museum
- RoundhouseJune 1976 page 16
- ^ "3830" Railway Digest May 1992 page 194
- ^ a b Powerhouse Museum collection - Steam Locomotive No. 3830
- ^ "3830" Railway Digest June 1992 page 239
- ^ "3830 Progress" Railway Digest September 1993 page 393
- ^ "3830 Performs Light Engine Trials" Railway Digest October 1997 page 11
- ^ "3830 recommissioning" Railway Digest December 1997 pages 34-37
- ^ The way forward for two much-loved steam locomotives Transport Heritage NSW 11 September 2015