New South Wales Government Railways 38 class
The 38 class was the most popular steam locomotive built and operated by the New South Wales Government Railways for mainline express passenger and goods services. It had the popular Pacific 4–6–2 wheel arrangement.
In all 30 of these were built, numbered 3801 to 3830. The first five locomotives were built in the Clyde Railway Workshops and wore distinctive streamlined boiler casing. The remaining 25 locomotives were built at the New South Wales Government Railway Workshops at Eveleigh, New South Wales (13 locomotives) and NSWGR Workshops at Cardiff in Newcastle (12 locomotives).
Four 38 class locomotives were saved from scrap. Currently only 3801 and 3830 (the first and last locomotives in the class) are operational (3801 by 3801 Limited and 3830 by the Powerhouse Museum), while 3820 is maintained as a static exhibit at the NSW Rail Transport Museum in Thirlmere, NSW. 3813 suffered at the hands of a new Railway Comissioner after a complete restoration was begun in the mid 1970s. It is now in a stripped condition with parts held at the Dorrigo Steam Railway Museum and at the NSW Rail Transport Museum.
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