Queensland Railways 1400 class
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Performance figures |
Maximum speed |
80 km/h (50 mph) |
Tractive effort |
977 kW (1,310 hp) |
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Career |
Operators |
Queensland Railways |
Number in class |
13 |
Numbers |
1400-1412 |
Delivered |
May 1955 |
Preserved |
1400, 1407 |
Disposition |
2 preserved, 11 scrapped |
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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before being reclassified as the 1400 class.[1] They mainly operated in South East Queensland.[2][3] The first was withdrawn in December 1986.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]
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