New South Wales C30T class locomotive

New South Wales C30T class locomotive
New South Wales C30T class
3047T shunting at Temora, January 1966
Power type Steam
Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co.,
NSWGR Eveleigh Workshops
Build date 1903–1917
Rebuilder Clyde Engineering (10),
NSWGR Eveleigh Workshops (67)
Rebuild date 1928–1933
Number rebuilt 77
Configuration 4-6-0
UIC classification 2'Ch
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 4 ft 7 in (1.397 m)
Weight on drivers 88,000 lb (40 t)
Locomotive weight 121,000 lb (55 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Firegrate area 24 sq ft (2.2 m2)
Heating surface:
Total		 1,110 sq ft (103 m2)
Superheater area 280 sq ft (26 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 19 × 24 in (483 × 610 mm)
Tractive effort 21,424 lbf (95.3 kN)
Factor of
adhesion		 4.11
Career New South Wales Government Railways
Class C30T
Retired 1958–1972
Disposition 7 preserved, 70 scrapped.
3014T heads a Temora branch line train through Cootamundra West station in November, 1961

The C30T class was a class of steam locomotive built for and operated by the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.

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History

Following the electrification of the Sydney inner suburban lines from 1926, 77 of the C30-class 4-6-4T 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 for the expense of building tenders as there were a number on hand from scrapped locomotives or from locomotives where the original tenders had been replaced.

The first locomotive to be converted was 3088 which was delivered by Clyde Engineering Company on 22 August 1928. This company delivered a total of 10 conversions, the remainder being carried out at the New South Wales Government Railways' Eveleigh Workshops. All were completed by mid-1933.

In their heyday, they could be found working almost every light branch line in New South Wales in a very businesslike and efficient manner. Even in the very last years of steam power, these reliable machines could still be found well spread over the state in such places as Temora, Griffith, Cowra, Dubbo and Narrabri West.

Locomotive 3126 was the first withdrawal in December, 1958 with the remainder lasting up until 1972.

Seven of the class remain in preservation. 3001T is at the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum and 3026T is at the Lachlan Valley Railway. 3028T and 3090T are at the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum. 3075T is on a plinth in a park at Parkes. 3016T remains in operational condition with Australian Railway Historical Society, A.C.T. Division[1] who also hold 3102T.

References

Notes

  1. ^ A.R.H.S. A.C.T. Div.

Bibliography

External links

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