New South Wales M36 class locomotive

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New South Wales M36 Class
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M.36 Class Locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Mort's Dock (4)
Eveleigh Railway Workshops (4)
Serial number36-39,77-78
Build date1870-77
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-4-2
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 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 type Coal
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
15 sq ft (1.4 m2)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 9,700 lbf (43.1 kN)
Career
Operators New South Wales Government Railways
Delivered1870-1871, 1876-1877
Preserved78
Scrapped1891-1904
Disposition1 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.

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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 Steam Locomotives
No.DescriptionManufacturerYearCurrent OrganisationLocationStatus
78 [1] 0-4-2 mixed traffic Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1877 Transport Heritage NSW Thirlmere static exhibit [2]

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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.