# 3820 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/3820 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/3820.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3820 > Source revision: 1307672163 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **3820** is a [4-6-2](/source/4-6-2) [steam locomotive](/source/Steam_locomotive) operated by the [New South Wales Government Railways](/source/New_South_Wales_Government_Railways) between 1947 and 1970. It has been preserved by the [NSW Rail Museum](/source/NSW_Rail_Museum), [Thirlmere](/source/Thirlmere,_New_South_Wales). ## Construction 3820 was built in 1947 by the [New South Wales Government Railways](/source/New_South_Wales_Government_Railways)', [Eveleigh Railway Workshops](/source/Eveleigh_Railway_Workshops) as the 20th of 30 [38 class](/source/New_South_Wales_C38_class_locomotive) locomotives built to haul express trains. The first five were built by [Clyde Engineering](/source/Clyde_Engineering) to a [streamlined](/source/Streamliner) design, whilst the later 25 locomotives in the class were built by the NSWGR's Eveleigh and [Cardiff Locomotive Workshops](/source/Cardiff_Locomotive_Workshops) and were unstreamlined. Construction was delayed mostly due to material shortages during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). It was at various times allocated to [Eveleigh](/source/Eveleigh_Railway_Workshops), [Enfield](/source/Enfield_Locomotive_Depot), [Lithgow](/source/Lithgow,_New_South_Wales) and [Broadmeadow](/source/Broadmeadow_Locomotive_Depot) locomotive depots.[1] During the rundown of steam operation in New South Wales, 3820 had the distinction of some lasts:[1][2] - 13 December 1968: was the last C38 class to be overhauled whilst in regular service, both being overhauled together at [Cardiff Locomotive Workshops](/source/Cardiff_Locomotive_Workshops) - 29 December 1970: worked the official last steam hauled express passenger train in Australia, the *[Newcastle Flyer](/source/Newcastle_Flyer)*[3] - 29 December 1970: last 38 class in revenue service when withdrawn ## Preservation Upon withdrawal, 3820 was placed in the custody of the [New South Wales Rail Transport Museum](/source/NSW_Rail_Museum) and based at [Enfield Locomotive Depot](/source/Enfield_Locomotive_Depot) operating excursion trains including a journey to [Melbourne](/source/Southern_Cross_railway_station) with [3801](/source/3801), and the *Last Run* which it triple headed with [3203](/source/New_South_Wales_C32_class_locomotive) and [3526](/source/3526) to [Tarana](/source/Tarana_railway_station) on 21 April 1973 before the [Public Transport Commission](/source/Public_Transport_Commission) banned main line steam operation.[1][2][4] 3820 was steamed on 1 January 1975, to act as a standby for 3801, which was used to haul fundraising trains for [Cyclone Tracy](/source/Cyclone_Tracy) survivors.[2] In June 1975, it hauled [4001](/source/New_South_Wales_40_class_locomotive) and [2419](/source/New_South_Wales_Z24_class_locomotive) to [Thirlmere](/source/Thirlmere_railway_station) when the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum relocated.[5] It was then withdrawn. In 1980 it was hauled to [Central station](/source/Central_railway_station,_Sydney) for display at an event commemorating 125 years of rail operations in New South Wales.[1] 3820 is painted black with red lining whereas 3801 and 3830 wear a green livery. 3820 is considered to be of historic significance as the only remaining 38 class locomotive that remains in the same condition it was in at time of withdrawal and as such retains a significant amount of evidence for research purposes.[2] In May 2025, it was hauled to [Chullora](/source/Chullora) to have [asbestos](/source/Asbestos) removed ahead of a cosmetic restoration.[6][7] ## References 1. [Locomotive, Steam 3820](https://web.archive.org/web/20150224084418/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4807231) [Office of Environment & Heritage](/source/Office_of_Environment_%26_Heritage) 1. [3820](https://web.archive.org/web/20060820032259/http://www.nswrtm.org/exhibits/the_exhibits/3820.html) [New South Wales Rail Transport Museum](/source/NSW_Rail_Museum) 1. 38 Class Bow Out of Regular Service *[Railway Digest](/source/Railway_Digest)* January 1971 page 15 1. Melbourne Steam Festival *[Newsrail](/source/Newsrail)* June 1973 pages 109 - 114 1. Museum on the Move *[Roundhouse](/source/Roundhouse_(periodical))* June 1976 page 16 1. [Locomotive 3820 receives funding approval](https://web.archive.org/web/20250322164053/https://www.thnsw.com.au/post/locomotive-3820-receives-funding-approval) [Transport Heritage NSW](/source/Transport_Heritage_NSW) 30 August 2024 1. [Movement of Stowed Loco 3820](https://web.archive.org/web/20250529102734/https://extranet.artc.com.au/docman/DocManFiles/DocTypes/TAA/Files/0869-2025.PDF?1235575436) [Australian Rail Track Corporation](/source/Australian_Rail_Track_Corporation) 22 May 2025 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [3820](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3820) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3820?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.