New South Wales C30T class locomotive

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company; Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Build date	1903 – 1917
Rebuilder	Clyde Engineering (10); Eveleigh Railway Workshops (67)
Rebuild date	1928 – 1933
Number rebuilt	77

New South Wales C30T class
New South Wales C30T class
	3001 at the NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company; Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Build date	1903 – 1917
Rebuilder	Clyde Engineering (10); Eveleigh Railway Workshops (67)
Rebuild date	1928 – 1933
Number rebuilt	77
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
• UIC	2'Ch
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Adhesive weight	88,000 lb (39,916 kg; 40 t)
Loco weight	121,000 lb (54,885 kg; 55 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area	24 sq ft (2.2 m2)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface	1,110 sq ft (103 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	280 sq ft (26 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	19 in × 24 in (483 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,424 lbf (95.3 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.11
Operators
Career
Operators	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	C30T
Retired	December 1958 – August 1972
Preserved	3016, 3026, 3028, 3075, 3090, 3102
Disposition	6 preserved, 71 scrapped

The C30T class is an old class of steam locomotives rebuilt from 30 class tank engines by Clyde Engineering and Eveleigh Railway Workshops for the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0-909862-18-4.
^ Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 196–200. ISBN 0-909650-27-6.
^ New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways New South Wales