Queensland Railways 1400 class
| Queensland Railways 1400 class | |
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| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | Clyde Engineering, Granville |
| Model | Electro-Motive Diesel G12 |
| Build date | 1955-57 |
| Total produced | 13 |
| Specifications | |
| UIC classification | A1A-A1A |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Length | 14.59 m (47 ft 10 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 77.5 t (76.3 long tons; 85.4 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover | Electro-Motive Diesel 567C |
| Generator | Electro-Motive Diesel D12 |
| Traction motors | Electro-Motive Diesel D19 |
| Performance figures | |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
| Tractive effort | 977 kW (1,310 hp) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Queensland Railways |
| Number in class | 13 |
| Number(s) | 1400-1412 |
| Delivered | May 1955 |
| Preserved | 1400, 1407 |
| Disposition | 2 preserved, 11 scrapped |
The 1400 class was a class of diesel locomotive built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for Queensland Railways between 1955 and 1957.
History
In 1955 Clyde Engineering demonstrated an Electro-Motive Diesel G12 locomotive to Queensland Railways who purchased it along with two other demonstrators under construction, and also placed an order for a further 10. The first three were initially numbered 1230-1232, before being reclassified as the 1400 class.[1] They mainly operated in South East Queensland.[2][3] The first was withdrawn in December 1986.
Two have been preserved:[4]
- 1400 Mackay Heritage Railway
- 1407 Queensland Rail Heritage Division, stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich
References
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s - 1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 221. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ↑ 1400 & 1450 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- ↑ Clyde/GM 1400 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
- ↑ Diesel Locomotives Association of Tourist Railways Queensland 13 March 2011
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