New South Wales M36 class locomotive
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![]() M.36 Class Locomotive at the NSW Railway Museum, Thirlmere | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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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NSWGR Locomotive M.36 Mixed Class
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[]
- ^ "Locomotive, Steam 78 | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - M78". www.australiansteam.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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- Railway locomotives introduced in 1870
- Steam locomotives of New South Wales
- Standard gauge locomotives of Australia
- 0-4-2 locomotives