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C30 Class 4-6-4 Hudson Tanks and 4-6-0 Tender Locos

The C30 locos were built to cater for the Sydney suburban network, but were gradually displaced with the advent of electrification in the 1920's (1926/27, according to correspondent Peter Brigden, who remembers seeing these dates on early power cars in use as late as the 60's and 70's). Many were converted into 4-6-0 tender locomotives (the C30T Class), but some survived for use as shunters, and on short country branches.

The "T" classification suffix for the tender version is somewhat unfortunate, as it conflicts with usage elsewhere in the world. Road numbers were not changed on conversion.

Terry Bell writes:

Having watched steam locos at Thirroul marshalling yards as a lad I remember the 30 class locos as a tanker being used on the "workers trains " from Pt. Kembla North station to Thirroul till the early 60s, also I could watch them trying to get up out of the Newbolds Bricks siding with waggons of bricks - priming all over the local washing.

A great site - my grandfather Claude Bell was Stationmaster at Helensburgh station in the 50s and I could tell every loco by its exhaust note climbing through through the cutting, my biggest thrill - as a 12 year old hopping a lift on a 30 class while it changed direction at Helensburgh station and trying to pull the throttle lever down!

C30 Class 4-6-4 Hudson Tanks

3024

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 100500 bytes, 800x508 pixels Date : Aug 1966, catalogued 24 Apr 2013 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : B&W negative Instamatic Description : 3024 waits to take a train to Campbelltown from Liverpool in August 1966.

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 94003 bytes, 661x600 pixels Date : Aug 1966, catalogued 24 Apr 2013 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : Description : 3024 eases through platform 2 at Liverpool to take up passenger duties. August 1966.

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 70293 bytes, 671x600 pixels Date : Aug 1966, catalogued 24 Apr 2013 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : Description : 3024 waits to shunt at Liverpool as the afternoon Moss Vale passenger glides into the platform going south. August 1966.

3025

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 93552 bytes, 800x586 pixels Date : 1966, catalogued 25 Apr 2013 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : Description : 3025 heads south between Merrylands and Guildford, slightly faster than the camera shutter.

3042

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 72141 bytes, 788x600 pixels Date : 1966, catalogued 25 Apr 2013 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : Description : 3042 arrives on the down into Liverpool, headed eventually for Campbelltown.

3046

Image : dir=nsw/30class/../13class/ page=index 98441 bytes, pixels Date : 16 Sep 1973, catalogued 18 Jan 1998 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Ektachrome, slide number 3364 Description : Two tanks that started their days pulling suburban trains around Sydney await their fate.

3124

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 60040 bytes, 600x612 pixels Date : 1966, catalogued 26 Aug 2021 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : email digital image, image location 3124-2 Description : 3124 performs shunting duties in 1966 at Central.

3130

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 64746 bytes, 719x600 pixels Date : 1966, catalogued 25 Aug 2021 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : email digital image, image location 3130 3042 Description : 3130 & 3042 stand side by side at Liverpool both on passenger trains to head for Campbelltown. Note that only 3042 has a headlight.

3134

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 100191 bytes, 769x600 pixels Date : Aug 1966, catalogued 24 Apr 2013 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : Description : 3134 barrels between Merrylands and Guildford on the regular weekday afternoon service from Clyde to Liverpool in 1966.

3135

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 71039 bytes, 669x600 pixels Date : Jun 1966, catalogued 24 Apr 2013 Photographer : Graeme Skeet Medium : B&W negative Instamatic Description : Taken at Merrylands of 3135 in June of 1966. This was an enigma, every weekday afternoon this would leave from Clyde around 3:45 and be all stops via Fairfield to Liverpool. A great ride home from school!.

3137

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 121585 bytes, pixels Date : 1973, catalogued 9 Jan 1998 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : 3137 at Enfield, slide number 3358 Description : 3137 pauses after watering at Enfield on a special passenger train.

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 84413 bytes, pixels Date : 1973, catalogued 18 Jul 1998 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 3348 Description : 3137 lets off steam after returning her train to Sydney Central.

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 122222 bytes, pixels Date : 1973, catalogued 08 Oct 1998 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Agfachrome, slide number 3661 Description : A fine portrait of the bunker end of 3137.

C30T Class 4-6-0 Tender Locos

3001

3016

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 137047 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 1997, catalogued 4 Mar 1998 Photographer : David Dawe Medium : colour print, used with permission Description : 3016 poses for her portrait in Canberra Railway Museum .

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 90287 bytes, pixels Date : Feb 1980, catalogued 21 Mar 1998 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Ektachrome, slide number 8503 Description : 3016 is a recent arrival in Canberra, and has had her boiler cladding stripped to assess the state of her boiler. Contrast her state of undress here with the above picture, taken some 17 and a half years later.

3026

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 103059 bytes, pixels Date : Sep 1973, catalogued 21 Mar 1998 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Ektachrome, slide number 3359 Description : Enfield Loco, and 3026 quietly puts on a bit more rust. But she was rescued from the scrapper's torch, and is now with the Cowra Steam Museum.

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 107168 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 1986, catalogued 22 Oct 2000 Photographer : Stewart Hughes Medium : email digital image, image location 3026-1 Description : Stewart writes: It's mystery picture time - I have no idea where this was taken other than it's in Queensland somewhere. Taken about 1986. Well, I'm pretty sure it's not in Queensland, Stewart, but more likely at Cowra in NSW. See also 3026-1 . Subsequently, the mystery was resolved, see Cowra-1 for the answer.)

3075

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 108349 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : Jul 1993, catalogued 20 Jan 2001 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 18994 Description : 3075 preserved at Parkes as The Spirit of Parkes .

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 64807 bytes, 400x600 pixels Date : Jul 1993, catalogued 20 Jan 2001 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 18995 Description : 3075 preserved at Parkes as The Spirit of Parkes . Unfortunately the glass of spirits has been drained ...

3090

Image : dir=nsw/30class/ page=index 58722 bytes, 1000x437 pixels Date : early 1970s, catalogued 14 Jul 2001 Photographer : David McAlpine Medium : email digital image, image location 3090_Port_Waratah Description : 3090 shunting at Port Waratah

3102

This locomotive is owned by the ARHS, ACT Division, and was used extensively on trips by the Division during the late 70s and 80s until boiler problems saw 3016 being used in this role instead. As a "go anywhere" type of locomotive, it could be used to visit all lines, although its limited water capacity meant the addition of a water gin for many trips. Notwithstanding that, we still managed to run out of water on a trip to Bombala!

Your photographer spent many happy hours between the frames of this loco oiling round, not to mention being covered in ash, smoke and grime from raking out the ashpan. This latter task was often undertaken on the road, without an ashpit, due to the shortage of such facilities once revenue steam workings finished in NSW.

You will note the highly polished steam dome as evidence of the attention lavished on "The Mouse", as 3102 is affectionately known.

Bombala Trip of June long weekend, 1981

"Bombala Revisited" Trip of June long weekend, 1982

Third Bombala Trip, July 1984

This was the last trip to Bombala by steam, and was made notorious by the fact that the loco ran out of water on the return journey, just south of the Monaro Plains. This had dire consequences for those passengers who had hoped to make connections at Queanbeyan with the Canberra pass., in order to get back to Sydney!

The trip was also very memorable for the author, as he was on footplate duty in the wee hours of the morning, shovelling coal forward in the bitterly cold pre-dawn atmosphere. But the view from the tender looking forward over the cab at the countryside as it was sliced by the beam of the headlamp was absolutely magic, and as haunting a scene as you could ever imagine!

3102 Double Heading

3102 double heading with other locomotives - well, not quite. Also included on this page are photos of 3102 with other locomotives, not necessarily coupled, or even on the same track!

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