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C30 (formerly S.636) class 4-6-4T for suburban work.
Beyer, Peacock & Company (95)
Eveleigh Railway Workshops (50)
Built 1903–1917
77 > C30T tender 4-6-0 1928-33 for branch lines.

C30 3129 on suburban train at Sydney 30 Dec 1926
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-154996…
S or C30 class locomotive on cemetery train, Lidcombe
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155354…
c. 1920s ?
Camden line 30 Class Locomotive number 3140 near Cambelltown, New South Wales, 1962
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137390…
North Shore Line '30' class locomotive and train emerging from Bay Road Tunnel prior to electrification, Sydney, New South Wales, ca. 1920s
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155349…
Steam suburban coaches being shunted by '30' class locomotive at Lavender Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, ca. 1920s
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155349…
RAILWAYS - Unanderra - Moss Vale Line wollongong.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus…
C30 3097 Not dated.
NSWGR C30 Class 4-6-4 Suburban Tank Locomotive on passenger passes a D53 Class 2-8-0 standard goods locomotive on the Main Northern Line, in Sydney Suburbs, [1930s]
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/3647
NSWGR C30 Class No. 3002 4-6-4 Type suburban tank steam locomotive on passenger service paused at Penrith, [1930s]
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/3673
NSWGR, C30 class 4-6-4T Steam locomotive No. 3093, Newcastle NSW, [1950s]
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/3668
Preserved C30 3013 3046 3085 3112 3137
3085 was the 2nd last operational loco on NSWGR withdrawn 1973.

NSWGR C30 tank engine 3112
This delightful little loco is currently stored, out of action, at Canberra Railway Museum 2014
flickriver.com/photos/3749467…
In February 2015, 3112 moved to CFCL Australia's Goulburn Railway Workshops for an overhaul. Was steamed again in 2018.

Restored NSW tank engine 3112- 1st load trial 12-7-2019
3112 - Hornsby to Gordon shuttles - April 1995
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D59 2-8-2 Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton USA
Built 1952/53 all oil burners. 1961 17 converted to coal
5901–5920 5 preserved
The purchase of these oil burners was questioned by some

59 class 5907 Bathurst shed 17 Jan 1972
Steve Haby colln.
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NSWGR D59 Class No. 5901 2-8-2 Mikado Type oil burner hauling an empty ore train near Rookwood, [1950s]
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/8237
Operation was limited by location of oil fueling facilities. Most service main North and North Coast lines, as well as in the Sydney metropolitan area. Image
NSWGR D59 Class No. 5902 2-8-2 Mikado Type and a sister engine soon after their arrival from Baldwin Locomotive Works in the U.S.A at Darling Island, Sydney, [1952]
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C32 (P6) class 4-6-0 Built 1892–1911 191
Beyer, Peacock & Co. (106)
Baldwin Locomotive Works (20)
Clyde Engineering (45)
Eveleigh Railway Workshops (20)

Class P6 (C32) locomotive c. 1892
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Class P6 (C3264) locomotive 05 Feb 1936
records.nsw.gov.au/image/17420_a0…
The C32 worked most passenger trains, occasionally mixed and freight trains. The last regular steam passenger train (Singleton/Newcastle) was hauled by 3246 in 1971. Image
Class P6 (C3221) locomotive - trial run of "The South Coast Daylight Express" at Picton (NSW) 01 Apr 1938
records.nsw.gov.au/image/17420_a0… Image
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AD60 4-8-4+4-8-4 Beyer Garratt
Beyer, Peacock & Co.1952–1954, 1956
42 plus spares
Numbers6001–6042
First run July 1952
Last service run March 1973

Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga) 21 Aug 1952 Page 2 GARRAT LOCO. AT JUNEE
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Tractive efforts compared:

AD60 59,560 lbf (264.9 kN) later 63,490 lbf (282.4 kN)*
D58 55,008 lbf (244.7 kN)
D57 56,002 lbf (249.1 kN)

AD6002 'Garratt' locomotive on trial trip at North Strathfield (NSW)
01 Aug 1952
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Garratt loco 6028 at Gosford NSW
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