3830

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm)
Wheelbase	65 ft 7+1⁄8 in (19,993 mm)
Total weight	201 long tons; (225 short tons; 204 t); 204 long tons; (228 short tons; 207 t) when in steam
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons; (15.7 short tons; 14.2 t)
Water cap.	8,100 imp gal; (36,823 L; 9,728 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Tubes	142 tubes, 2+1⁄4 in (57.2 mm) dia each
• Flues	36 flues, 5+1⁄2 in (139.7 mm) dia each
• Total surface	3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2)
Superheater	36 element
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	21+1⁄2 in × 26 in; (546 mm × 660 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Build date	1949

3830
3830
	3830 at Maitland station in April 2008
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Build date	1949
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm)
Wheelbase	65 ft 7+1⁄8 in (19,993 mm)
Total weight	201 long tons; (225 short tons; 204 t); 204 long tons; (228 short tons; 207 t) when in steam
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons; (15.7 short tons; 14.2 t)
Water cap.	8,100 imp gal; (36,823 L; 9,728 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Tubes	142 tubes, 2+1⁄4 in (57.2 mm) dia each
• Flues	36 flues, 5+1⁄2 in (139.7 mm) dia each
• Total surface	3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2)
Superheater	36 element
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	21+1⁄2 in × 26 in; (546 mm × 660 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	36,273 lbf (161.4 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	38
Number in class	30 of 30
Numbers	3830
Locale	New South Wales, Australia
Retired	1967
Restored	1997
Disposition	Stored

3830 (pronounced Thirty-eight thirty) is a 4-6-2 steam locomotive operated by the New South Wales Government Railways between 1949 and 1967. It has been preserved by the Powerhouse Museum and is based at the NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere. It was operational from 1997 until 2009 and was scheduled to return to service in 2016 before the need for more extensive boiler repairs was discovered.