History
The C38 class were first conceived in 1938. They suffered many delays during construction - mostly due to the Second World War. 3801 was the first engine completed and entered service in January 1943. The last in the class, 3830 entered service in November 1949. The first five locomotives were built in the Clyde Engineering workshops and wore distinctive streamlined boiler casing. The remaining 25 locomotives were built at the New South Wales Government Railway Workshops at Eveleigh, New South Wales (13 locomotives) and NSWGR Workshops at Cardiff in Newcastle (12 locomotives).
During the 38's government lives, all 38s except for 3813 carried a black livery. 3813 was used as a display item outside to the right of Central for the 100th anniversay of the NSW railway.
By 1951 diesel locomotives started appearing on the rails of NSW. These gradually took the "glamour workings" away from the 38 class, who would be confined to all-stations passenger and even goods trains. They could still be found working The Newcastle Flyer up until December 1970, hual by 3820. the Newcastle Flyer was 3820 last government run and was withdrawn from government operation and handed into the care on the NSWRTM at Endfield.
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