Manning Valley Historical Museum

Steam Locomotive LVR 3237 Lachlan, 100 Years of Rail in NSW

Steam Locomotive LVR 3237 Lachlan - Steam Train Ride, Taree to Killawarra NSW
Celebrating 100 Years of Rail in the Manning Valley of New South Wales

4-6-0 Configuration
105.5 Ton Locomotive & Tender
9.65 Tons of Coal
16,425 Litres (4,339 US Gal) of Water
160psi Boiler Pressure
2 Outside Cylinders

3237 Lachlan is one of the four surviving C32 class locomotives. 3237 was built in the United Kingdom by Beyer Peacock & Co in 1892 and came into service in Australia on the 26th of February, 1893. the Loco was originally numbered P 508 but became 3237 in the NSWGR 1924 renumbering scheme. The loco worked mainline runs around NSW, while its original use was as a passenger express locomotive, it was also used for light freight. For the last part of its working career 3237 was based at Dubbo's locomotive depot, alongside 3102T now preserved in Canberra. 3237's last duties were to work reclamation trains and as a yard shunter in Dubbo. The loco was withdrawn on 1 November 1971. Its last day in steam for the NSWGR was 3 November 1971, when it was sent light engine from Dubbo to Enfield for storage. In its 78 years of revenue service, from 26 February 1892 to 1 November 1971, 3237 Lachlan ran a total of 3,581,150 kilometres or 2,225,224 miles.

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