3820

3820

Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Build date 1947
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-2
UIC class 2′C1′ h2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia. 5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm)
Wheelbase 65 ft 7 1⁄8 in (19.99 m)
Total weight 201 tons (204 tons) when in steam
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 14 tons (14,224 kg)
Water cap 8,100 imp gal (37,000 l; 9,700 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure 245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa)
Heating surface 3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2)
 • Tubes 142 tubes, 2¼ in (51.7 mm) dia each
 • Flues 36 flues, 2¼ in (139 mm) dia each
Superheater 36 element
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 21.5 in × 26 in (546 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort 36,200 lbf (161.03 kN)
Career
Operators New South Wales Government Railways
Class 38
Number in class 20 of 30
Numbers 3820
Locale New South Wales, Australia
First run 1947
Last run Withdrawn 1970
Disposition Static exhibit

3820 (pronounced Thirty-eight twenty) is a 4-6-2 steam locomotive operated by the New South Wales Government Railways between 1947 and 1970. It has been preserved by the Trainworks Railway Museum, Thirlmere.

Construction

3820 was built in 1947 by the New South Wales Government Railways', Eveleigh Railway Workshops as the 20th of 30 38 class locomotives built to haul express trains. The first five were built by Clyde Engineering to a streamlined design, whilst the later 25 locomotives in the class were built by the NSWGR's Eveleigh and Cardiff Locomotive Workshops and were unstreamlined.

Construction was delayed mostly due to material shortages during World War II. It was at various times allocated to Eveleigh, Enfield, Lithgow and Broadmeadow Locomotive Depots.[1]

During the rundown of steam operation in New South Wales, 3820 had the distinction of some lasts:[1][2]

Preservation

Upon withdrawal, 3820 was placed in the custody of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum and based at Enfield Locomotive Depot operating excursion trains including a journey to Melbourne with 3801, and the Last Run which it triple headed with 3203 and 3526 to Tarana on 21 April 1973 before the Public Transport Commission banned main line steam operation.[1][2]

3820 was steamed on 1 January 1975, to act as a standby for 3801, which was used to haul fundraising trains for Cyclone Tracy survivors.[2] In June 1975, it hauled 4001 and 2419 to Thirlmere when the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum relocated.[3] It was then withdrawn. In 1980 it was hauled to Central station for display at an event commemorating 125 years of rail operations in New South Wales.[1]

3820's is painted black with red lining, whereas 3801 and 3830 wear a green livery. 3820 is considered to be of historic significance as the only remaining 38 class locomotive that remains in the same condition it was in at time of withdrawal and as such retains a significant amount of evidence for research purposes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Locomotive, Steam 3820 NSW Environment & Heritage
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NSWRTM - 3820". New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Museum on the Move" Roundhouse June 1976 page 16
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