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3013 Last used by Hebburn Colliery |
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This view is kindly provided by David Bromage and shows
dismantled 3013 during October 2009, having recently arrived at the Canberra
Railway Museum.
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Builder |
Beyer
Peacock & Co, Manchester |
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Builder’s Number & Year |
4456
of 1903 |
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Wheel Arrangement |
4-6-4T |
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No. in class |
145 |
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This
locomotive was one of 145 members of the (S) 636 class of passenger tank
engines, which were the backbone of Sydney suburban services prior to
electrification. It entered service on 14 October 1903 originally numbered S
648 and became 3013 of the (C) 30 class in the NSWGR 1924 renumbering scheme. 3013
was withdrawn by the NSWGR in January 1967 with 2,624,021 km travelled but escaped
scrapping by being sold to a coal mining company later that year. It was
subsequently used at Hebburn No.2 Colliery (near Cessnock) until about 1973. 3013
was sold to a private owner for preservation in 1982 and transferred to the
Cowra depot of the Lachlan Valley Railway. Here the locomotive occupied a bay
in the Cowra semi-roundhouse and was gradually dismantled for overhaul. In
2009, locomotive 3013 was gifted to ARHS ACT Division. The dismantled
components were relocated from Cowra to Canberra between July & October
2009 and stored among the various carriage sidings at Canberra Railway
Museum. UPDATE: Unfortunately,
calamity struck the Canberra Railway Museum during November 2016 when
receivers were appointed to their freight haulage subsidiary ESPEE Railroad
Services. Apparently ESPEE debts were secured against Canberra Railway Museum
assets, so the receivers selected items judged to be non-core to the museum’s
survival and arranged sale including 6029, 3102T and 3013, together with
various carriages and spare parts. (1210, 3016T and other carriages were not
offered for sale, hopefully leaving Canberra Railway Museum with sufficient
assets for future operations.) I believe
3013 has been purchased by a private owner but I don’t have any further
details. Hopefully a change of fortunes will follow for this loco, perhaps at
least reassembly for static display. A contribution of further information
would be appreciated. |
This photo is courtesy
of John
Hurst and shows 3013 during its time at Hebburn Colliery;
the front air reservoirs
were a modification applied during colliery ownership.
References
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a |
"A
Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives" compiled by Alex
Grunbach, published by the Australian
Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division, 1989. |
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b |
‘Steam
Locomotive Data’ July 1974 edition, compiled by J. H. Forsyth for the Public
Transport Commission of NSW. |
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‘Standards In Steam - The 30
Class’ by Ron Preston, published by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, 1985. |
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d |
Wikipedia
entry for the NSWGR (C)30 class, retrieved 29 July 2015 |
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e |
Information provided by David Bromage via email dated 9
October 2009. |
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