Queensland Railways 1700 class

Queensland Railways 1700 class
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 class Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 13.36 m (43 ft 10 in)
Loco 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
Operators Queensland Railways
Number in class 12
Numbers 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 They were withdrawn in 2000. 1707 (without bogies) is privately owned and stored at the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway.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

  1. ↑ 1700 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  2. ↑ Clyde/GM 1700 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
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