3801

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm)
Wheelbase	65 ft 7+1⁄8 in (19.99 m)
Total weight	201 long tons; (225.1 short tons; 204.2 tonnes) when in steam
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons; (15.7 short tons; 14.2 tonnes)
Water cap.	8,100 imp gal; (36,800 L; 9,730 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	as built/currently: 245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa); as previously restored: 215 lbf/in2 (1.48 MPa); The New Boiler: 245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Tubes	142 tubes, 2.25 in; (57 mm) dia each
• Flues	36 flues, 5.5 in; (140 mm) dia each
• Total surface	3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2)
Superheater	36 element
Cylinders	2 outside
Cylinder size	21.5 in × 26 in; (546 mm × 660 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Clyde Engineering
Build date	1943

3801
3801
	3801 after its restoration, August 2020
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Clyde Engineering
Build date	1943
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm)
Wheelbase	65 ft 7+1⁄8 in (19.99 m)
Total weight	201 long tons; (225.1 short tons; 204.2 tonnes) when in steam
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons; (15.7 short tons; 14.2 tonnes)
Water cap.	8,100 imp gal; (36,800 L; 9,730 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	as built/currently: 245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa); as previously restored: 215 lbf/in2 (1.48 MPa); The New Boiler: 245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Tubes	142 tubes, 2.25 in; (57 mm) dia each
• Flues	36 flues, 5.5 in; (140 mm) dia each
• Total surface	3,367.79 sq ft (312.878 m2)
Superheater	36 element
Cylinders	2 outside
Cylinder size	21.5 in × 26 in; (546 mm × 660 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	112 km/h (70 mph)
Tractive effort	as built/currently: 36,273 lbf (161.4 kN); as previously restored: 31,767 lbf (141.3 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	38 class
Number in class	1 of 30
Nicknames	The Grey Nurse
Locale	New South Wales, Australia
First run	January 1943
Withdrawn	1974
Disposition	Operational

3801 (pronounced Thirty-eight o-one) is a 4-6-2 steam locomotive operated by the New South Wales Government Railways between 1943 and 1974. It is arguably Australia's most famous steam locomotive, being the only one to have visited all mainland states and territories.

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