New South Wales M36 class locomotive

The M36 class (X10 class post 1924) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.

New South Wales M36 Class
M.36 Class Locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderMort's Dock (4)
Eveleigh Railway Workshops (4)
Serial number36-39,77-78
Build date1870-77
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-2
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Loco weight52 long tons
(53 tonnes; 58 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		15 sq ft (1.4 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort9,700 lbf (43.1 kN)
Career
OperatorsNew South Wales Government Railways
Delivered1870-1871, 1876-1877
Preserved78
Scrapped1891-1904
Disposition1 preserved, 7 scrapped.

History

In the late 1860s, four more of the 1 class where manufactured by Mort's Dock Sydney in 1870-71. Another four locomotives of the M.36 class were manufactured at Eveleigh Railway Workshops in 1876-77 using re-built tenders from Locomotive No.1-4. Two of the class later had cab shelters fitted to the tenders for suburban running.

Preservation

All engines of the class were scrapped in the period 1891-1904 with the exception of No. 78

Preserved M36 class locomotives
No.DescriptionManufacturerYearCurrent organisationLocationStatus
78 [1]0-4-2 mixed trafficEveleigh Railway Workshops1877Transport Heritage NSWThirlmerestatic exhibit[2]

See also

References
  1. "Locomotive, Steam 78 | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - M78". www.australiansteam.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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