Queensland Railways 1450 class

Queensland Railways 1450 class

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1451 & 1410 at Gympie in 1987
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Clyde Engineering, Granville
Model Electro-Motive Diesel G12
Build date 1957/58
Total produced 10
Specifications
UIC class Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 16.06 m (52 ft 8 in)
Loco weight 91.8 t (90.4 long tons; 101.2 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Electro-Motive Diesel 567C
Generator Electro-Motive Diesel D12
Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D19
Performance figures
Tractive effort 977 kW (1,310 hp)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Number in class 10
Numbers 1450-1459
Delivered November 1957
Preserved 1450, 1455, 1459
Disposition 3 preserved, 7 scrapped

The 1450 class was a class of diesel locomotive built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for Queensland Railways in 1957/58.

History

The 1450 class was an evolution of the 1400 class, being built as a Co-Co instead of an A1A-A1A. This increased the weight by 14 tonnes (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons) but improved the tractive effort.[1] They mainly operated in South East Queensland.[2][3] The first was withdrawn in December 1986.

Three have been preserved by Queensland Rail's Heritage Division, and are stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich:[4]

References

  1. ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s - 1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 221. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
  2. ↑ 1400 & 1450 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  3. ↑ Clyde/GM 1450 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  4. ↑ Diesel Locomotives Association of Tourist Railways Queensland 13 March 2011
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