| New South Wales C38 class |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-6-2 |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm) |
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| Wheelbase | 65 ft 7+1⁄8 in (19.99 m) |
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| Length | 76 ft 5 in (23.29 m) |
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| Total weight | 201 long tons
(204 tonnes; 225 short tons) when in steam |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 14 long tons
(14.225 tonnes; 15.680 short tons) |
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| Water cap. | 8,100 imp gal
(37,000 L; 9,700 US gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 47 sq ft (4.4 m2) |
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| Boiler pressure | 245 psi (1.69 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Tubes | 142 tubes, 2+1⁄4 in (57.1 mm) dia each |
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| • Flues | 36 flues, 2+1⁄4 in (57.1 mm) dia each |
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| • Total surface | 3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2) |
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| Superheater | 36 element |
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| Cylinders | Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size | 21.5 in × 26 in
(550 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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The New South Wales C38 class, occasionally known as the 38 class and nicknamed "Pacifics" by some railwaymen, is a class of 4-6-2 passenger steam locomotives built by Eveleigh Railway Workshops, Clyde Engineering and Cardiff Locomotive Workshops, for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.
Constructed between January 1943 and November 1949, the 30 locomotives in the class were designed to haul express passenger services throughout New South Wales. They were the only New South Wales locomotives to use the popular Pacific 4-6-2 wheel arrangement and were the last steam locomotives in the state to be built for passenger train operation, all subsequent deliveries being specifically for freight haulage. The C38 class were originally in a grey and black Grey Nurse livery, but was repainted bottle green.
