Compiler: Billy Lewis
Publisher: Train Hobby Publications
Publication Year: 2011
Format: Softcover, Landscape
Pages: 56
Photography: All colour
Condition: New

Locomotive Profile – NSW C38 Class Part 2 is a comprehensive photographic profile of the C38 4-6-2 Pacific class steam locomotives of the New South Wales Government Railways, capturing their history, design, and operations. The C38s were introduced to eliminate double-heading on express passenger and mail trains over the steep grades of the Main Southern Line between Sydney and Albury.

The first five locomotives (3801–3805), built between 1943–1945, were semi-streamlined, while units 3806–3830 (built 1945–1949) featured a traditional front end. Notable for their streamlined design, bright green livery (on some units), and distinctive red lining, these locomotives became iconic on the NSW railways. The book presents the C38 class in action from its wartime origins through three decades of service, illustrating their elegance, power, and significance in Australian steam history.

Presented as a 56-page, full-colour, big-picture landscape album, this volume is ideal for steam enthusiasts, NSW railway historians, modellers, and collectors of Australian rail photography, providing a detailed record of one of NSW’s most celebrated steam classes.