Queensland Railways 1620 class

Queensland Railways 1620 class

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1634 at Wowan in August 1987
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder English Electric, Rocklea
Model RSE92C
Build date 1967-69
Total produced 34
Specifications
UIC classification Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 13.84 m (45 ft 5 in)
Locomotive weight 63 t (62 long tons; 69 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover English Electric 6CSRKT
Generator English Electric 827
Traction motors English Electric 540
Cylinders 6
Performance figures
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output 625 kW (838 hp)
Career
Operator(s) Queensland Railways
Number in class 34
Number(s) 1620-1653
First run 1967
Preserved 1620, 1632, 1639. 1649, 1650, 1651
Disposition 6 preserved, 10 exported, 18 scrapped

The 1620 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969.

The 1620 class locomotives are similar to the New Zealand Railways DI class, also built at the Rocklea works.

History

The 1620 class an evolution of the 1600 class being fitted with a hood nose. They operated in Central and North Queensland as well as hauling commuter trains in Brisbane.[1][2][3] The class was withdrawn in the mid 1990s with some sold to John Holland and exported to Malaysia and The Philippines.[4][5]

Six have been preserved:[2]

References

  1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 240. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 1600, 1620 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  3. English Electric 1620 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  4. "QR Clydes to NZ, 'Poms' to Phillipines" Railway Digest October 1995 page 15
  5. The John Holland 1620s! Philippine Railway Historical Society
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 The MVHR Fleet Mary Valley Heritage Railway

External links

1648 and a 1720 class at Caboolture in 1989