New South Wales M36 class locomotive

New South Wales M36 Class

M.36 Class Locomotive
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Mort's Dock (4)
Eveleigh Railway Workshops (4)
Serial number 36-39,77-78
Build date 1870-77
Total produced 8
Specifications
Configuration 0-4-2
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m)
Loco weight 52 long tons (53 t; 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
Preserved 1

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

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 OrganisationLocationStatusRef
78 0-4-2 mixed trafficEveleigh Railway Workshops1877 NSW Rail Transport Museum Thirlmere static exhibit Loco 78

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