3642

3642
3642 at Central station in July 2014
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderClyde Engineering
Serial number414
Build date1926
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-0
 • UIC2′C h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.69 in (1,753 mm)
Total weight160 long tons
(179.20 short tons; 162.57 t)
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.24 MPa)
later: 200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size23 in × 26 in (584 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effortas built: 30,500 lbf (135.7 kN)
as restored: 33,890 lbf (150.8 kN)
Career
OperatorsNew South Wales Government Railways
ClassC36
Number in class42 of 75
Numbers3642
NicknamesThe Pig, Miss Piggy
LocaleAustralia
First run1926
Last runSeptember 1969
DispositionWithdrawn for mechanical overhaul

Locomotive 3642 is a two-cylinder, simple, non-condensing, coal-fired superheated, 4-6-0 36 class express passenger steam locomotive built for the New South Wales Government Railways in 1926 by Clyde Engineering. It is one of three 36 class locomotives that were preserved.