All engines were given new four-figure numbers, the first two digits indicating the class and the second two, the engine number, arranged in chronological order of commencement of service. AU $293.00. The 36 class locomotives were placed on express passenger services, initially on the premier Newcastle Flyer trains,[3] then later on Southern and Northern expresses and mail trains. [3], In May 1939 an order for five 38 class locomotives was placed with Clyde Engineering. Engines numbered from 1000 up were the first to be renumbered using the new system to prevent two locomotives sharing the same number being in service at the same time. Early trials on the Southern line saw 3801, the class leader, appointed 2 firemen, and the now-late travelling inspector Jack Bowen recalled that "some gun passenger firemen brought in from Eveleigh (near the Sydney CBD) in February 1943 even tried using long-handle shovels." [5][7], Among the services they initially hauled were the Central West Express, Newcastle Flyer, Melbourne Limited Express, Riverina Express and South Coast Daylight Express as well as the overnight mail trains. World War Two austerity meant steam locomotives were only painted black, and as the 36 class became due for repainting, they reverted to plain black which they would carry until withdrawn. Following the cessation of the war, all were repainted green as were the 25 unstreamlined locomotives from new. First off the mark was a weekend of Kiama Picnic Trains on 24 & 25 October hauled by our legendary Baldwin steam locomotive, 5917. 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. Initial letters are dropped in general usage with a "C.36-class" engine universally known as a "36-class". C36 Class Locomotive with original round top boiler, 159.4 long tons (162.0 t; 178.5 short tons), 160 long tons (162.6 t; 179.2 short tons), Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, January, 1959 pp7-9, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_South_Wales_C36_class_locomotive&oldid=961028845, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Static Display (only steamed up for special events), This page was last edited on 6 June 2020, at 07:29. There will be no buffet service on board. In general practice, the class letter only was quoted, without the number, except when there were one or two variants using a common class-letter. Passengers are required to wear face masks for toilet visits and any time while moving around their carriage. Enjoy a 45-minute steam train ride every weekend at the NSW Rail Museum. 3813 is in pieces at Dorrigo after an overhaul in 1972 by the former NSW Rail Transport Museum was forced to be stopped by the then commissioner of the Public Transport Commission, Philip Shirley who ordered that the locomotive's parts be transferred to the scrapyard. Hauling the Kiama Picnic Train will be our legendary Baldwin steam locomotive, 5917 â built in the 1950s for the NSW Government Railways. The first ten were built by the Eveleigh Railway Workshops, the remaining 65 by Clyde Engineering. Toilets are available in all carriages. Classification. A noteworthy feature of the class was their outside Walschaerts valve gear, by then well-established in Britain and Australia and valued for its ease of lubrication and maintenance. By the 1950s the 38 class had taken over all major expresses, and the 36 class were generally used on slower passenger services and mail trains, including to Albury, Narrandera, Dubbo, Parkes, Thirroul, Armidale and South Brisbane and local stopping trains on the Short North to Newcastle. HO SCALE LOCOMOTIVE LIMA XPT 5 CARRIAGE TRAIN NSW RAILWAYS . Please arrive at least 20 minutes prior to departure. [3][5][6], The Clyde Engineering built examples were delivered in wartime grey. We are sure that youâll still be able to enjoy the trains.
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