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Queensland Railways 1400 class

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

Total produced
  
13

Build date
  
1955-57

UIC class
  
A1A-A1A

Queensland Railways 1400 class

Builder
  
Clyde Engineering, Granville

Model
  
Electro-Motive Diesel G12

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. They mainly operated in South East Queensland. The first was withdrawn in December 1986.

Two have been preserved:

  • 1400 Mackay Heritage Railway
  • 1407 Queensland Rail Heritage Division, stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich
  • 7 similar G12 (New Zealand Railways Da class) locomotives are preserved in New Zealand

    • References

    Queensland Railways 1400 class Wikipedia
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