New South Wales Government Railways 4-6-0 No. 3237
Eveleigh, New South Wales, Australia 		Location: 3801 Limited
Status: Operational
Posted: May 13, 2023 @ 10:05:55 by Russell Newman
The former New South Wales Government Railways C32 Class 4-6-0 No. 3237 has returned to steam again and returned to the mainline network of New South Wales, Australia again following completion of an overhaul. The locomotive is relocating to its new base at Orange East Fork Depot in Orange, New South Wales, Australia which is the new base of mainline operations for its owners the Lachlan Valley Railway, where No. 3237 will operated heritage train trips in the West of New South Wales.
Posted: Mar 17, 2008 @ 05:03:43 by Brad Coulter
3237 returned to operational condition October 2007.
Posted: Sep 23, 2004 @ 03:09:14 by Ian Larcher

3237 is one of the famous C32 class locomotives of the NSWGR. Altogether 190 of these engines were built over a 19 year period by several different builders.

Very advanced for their time they attracted much scorn & derision by eminent British Engineers who very quickly had to eat a large serve of humble pie- these engines were an outstanding success and continued on in mainline service well into the diesel era. You could still see a regular steam hauled passenger train hauled by a 32 class in 1970.

These engines were loved by engineman and had a reputation as trouble free, free steaming engines that could easily make 70 mph if the need arose. For many years they were the principal express passenger engine in NSW.

3237 is nearing the end of a very long restoration to full working order and has been trial steamed.