Queensland Railways 1700 class
Queensland Railways 1700 class | |
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Type and origin | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
Builder | Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm |
Serial number | 63-275 to 63-286 |
Model | Electro-Motive Diesel GL8 |
Build date | 1963 |
Total produced | 12 |
Specifications | |
UIC classification | Co-Co |
Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Length | 13.36 m (43 ft 10 in) |
Locomotive weight | 59 t (58 long tons; 65 short tons) |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Prime mover | Electro-Motive Diesel 567C |
Generator | Electro-Motive Diesel D25E |
Traction motors | Electro-Motive Diesel CD36 |
Cylinders | 8 |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Power output | 652 kW (874 hp) |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Queensland Railways |
Number in class | 12 |
Number(s) | 1700–1711 |
First run | June 1963 |
Last run | December 2000 |
Disposition | 1 preserved, 11 scrapped |
The 1700 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1963.
History
Initially the 1700 class operated branch line services out of Roma before being relegated to shunting duties.[1][2] Later they were modified for driver only operation receiving a larger windscreen. They were withdrawn in 2000. 1707 (without bogies) is privately owned and stored at the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway. The cab of 1710 is at the Workshops Rail Museum, converted to a driving simulator.
References
- ↑ 1700 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- ↑ Clyde/GM 1700 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
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