New South Wales M36 class locomotive
Australian 0-4-2 Steam Locomotive
(53 tonnes; 58 short tons)
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Tractive effort | 9,700 lbf (43.1 kN) |
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Operators | New South Wales Government Railways |
Delivered | 1870-1871, 1876-1877 |
Preserved | 78 |
Scrapped | 1891-1904 |
Disposition | 1 preserved, 7 scrapped. |
The M36 class (X10 class post 1924) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.
History
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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
No. | Description | Manufacturer | Year | Current organisation | Location | Status |
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78 [1] | 0-4-2 mixed traffic | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | 1877 | Transport Heritage NSW | Thirlmere | static exhibit[2] |
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References
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