New South Wales C36 class locomotive

what is it?

The New South Wales C36 class is a class of two-cylinder, simple, non-condensing, coal-fired superheated, 4-6-0 express passenger steam locomotives built by Eveleigh Railway Workshops and Clyde Engineering for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia. Introduced in 1925, the 75 locomotives of the class became the principal motive power for all major expresses, and accelerated long-distance passenger timetables leading to new levels of service in the pre World War II period. They were the mainstay of passenger expresses for over 20 years before the advent of the 38 class.

who runs it

base stats

• built 75made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 101 years ago, in 1925.
• ⌛Served for 44 years (1925–1969).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1925

in service from

1925

retired

1969

status

retired

number built

75

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

Clyde Engineering, Eveleigh Railway Workshops

operators

New South Wales Government Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.