New South Wales C30T class locomotive

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New South Wales C30T class
Factor of adh.
4.11
Career
OperatorsNew South Wales Government Railways
ClassC30T
RetiredDecember 1958 – August 1972
Preserved3016, 3026, 3028, 3075, 3090, 3102
Disposition6 preserved, 71 scrapped

The C30T class is an old class of steam locomotives rebuilt from 30 class tank engines by Clyde Engineering and Eveleigh Railway Workshops for the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.[1][2][3]

History

Following the electrification of the

30 class 4-6-4 tank locomotives were converted to tender type. This was achieved by cutting off the frames at the rear of the cab and removing the side tanks. There was no need to build tenders as there were a number on hand from scrapped locomotives or from locomotives where the original tenders had been replaced, notably 50 class locomotives.[4]

The first locomotive to be converted was Engine No. 3088 which was delivered by Clyde Engineering on 22 August 1928. This company delivered a total of 10 conversions of these engines, the remainder being carried out at the New South Wales Government Railways' Eveleigh Railway Workshops. All of the engines were completed by July 1933.[2] On conversion, the suffix 'T' was added to their numbers, on official correspondence only. The numbers were not altered on the locomotives.

Between September 1940 to April 1957, 28 engines were fitted with superheaters.[5] This work included fitting new cylinders with piston valves and extended smokeboxes. Most of the 28 superheated C30Ts received riveted on 'drumhead' extensions to their smokeboxes. Some engines were given entirely new extended smokeboxes fully supported by the frames, giving these few a more modern, purposeful look. Superheated locomotives had the further suffix 'S' to their numbers, on official correspondence only.

In their heyday, they could be found working almost every light branch line in New South Wales. Even in the final years of steam power, they could still be found well spread over the state in such places as Temora, Griffith, Cowra, Dubbo and Narrabri West.[2]

The first was withdrawn in December 1958 (3126T)[5] with the last (3090TS) withdrawn in August 1972. Seven engines of the class survive into preservation.[2][5]

Preservation

Preserved C30T class locomotives
No. Manufacturer Year Organisation Location Status Ref
3001TS
Beyer, Peacock & Company
 1903 Transport Heritage NSW Thirlmere Operational, returned to service in March 2023 [6][7]
3016TS
Beyer, Peacock & Company
 1903 Canberra Railway Museum Canberra Under restoration [8]
3026T
Beyer, Peacock & Company
 1903 Lachlan Valley Railway Cowra Stored
3028T
Beyer, Peacock & Company
 1904
Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum
 Dorrigo Stored Saturated[9]
3075TS Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1912 Parkes Apex Club Kelly Reserve, Parkes Plinthed [10]
3090TS Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1912
Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum
 Dorrigo Stored [11]
3102T
Beyer, Peacock & Company
 1912 Private owner Canberra Stored, withdrawn April 1986 [12][13]

References

  1. ISBN 0 909862 18 4
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  2. ^
    ISBN 0 909650 27 6
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  3. ^ New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways New South Wales
  4. ISBN 0 909650 27 6
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  5. ^ a b c Steam Locomotive Data, John Forsyth, Public Transport Commission 1970, 1974
  6. ^ NSW Locomotive, Steam 3001 Office of Environment & Heritage
  7. ^ Locomotive 3001 officially returned to service Transport Heritage NSW
  8. ^ 3016 Blog Page
  9. ^ 3028T Australian Steam
  10. ^ 3075 Australian Steam
  11. ^ 3090T Australian Steam
  12. ^ 3102 Blog Page
  13. ^ Canberra News Railway Digest October 1986 page 324

External links

Media related to New South Wales C30T class locomotives at Wikimedia Commons

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