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C32 (P6) class 4-6-0 Built 1892–1911 191
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Class P6 (C32) locomotive c. 1892
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Class P6 (C3264) locomotive 05 Feb 1936
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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.
Class P6 (C3221) locomotive - trial run of "The South Coast Daylight Express" at Picton (NSW) 01 Apr 1938
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Class P6 (C3201) locomotive
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Location date not known.
Class P6 (C3223) locomotive
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"Melbourne Express" photo is dated C. 1900s
Class P6 (C32) locomotive 1892
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Class P6 (C3319) No.912 locomotive decorated for the coronation of King George V, (1865 - 1936) at Penrith Railway Station (NSW) 1911
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Class P6 (C3377) locomotive 06 Aug 1955
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Class P6 (C3257) No.580 locomotive
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The initial 50 were built with 6 wheel tenders, the remainder with 8 wheel bogie tenders. Some of initial 50 were given 8 wheel tenders, but a number kept 6 wheel tenders to fit 50' turntables.
Class P6 (C3352) locomotive - "The Newcastle Express"
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All C32s were fitted with superheaters between 1911 and 1939. This improved their performance significantly.
Class P6 (C3319) No.912 locomotive
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' Long Live The King ' on tender c. 1911
Class P6 (C3380) locomotive - "The South Coast Daylight Express" 1935
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Class P6 (C3294) locomotive at the Wallerawang Gatehouse
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Not dated.
Class P6 (C3229), No.480 locomotive - Engine attached to the Royal train for the Duke of Yorks visit to Australia 1901
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Commonwealth Railways G class locomotive, number unclear, on Trans-Australian Railway
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These locomotives were built to the same design as the NSWGR (P6) C32.
NSWGR C32 Class and passenger train, Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow
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Can you see the train? c. 1900s
NSWGR C32 Class, no. 3345, hauling freight, unidentified location, suburban, [n.d.]
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NSWGR C32 Class, no. 3355, [Cooma Loco Depot, New South Wales], [n.d.]
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NSWGR C32 locomotives hauling the Inter City Express, climbing Cowan Bank, c.1934
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Lead loco 3298 was painted crimson/maroon at this time.
Preserved:
3203 1891 Transport Heritage NSW Stored
3214 1891 Transport Heritage NSW Static Display
3237 1892 Lachlan Valley Railway Operational
3265 1901 Powerhouse Museum Thirlmere Operational

LVR 3237 "Lachlan", 100 Years of Rail in NSW
Very successful locomotive for NSWGR 👍

Kiama Picnic Train with 3265 - 6 October 2019
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