Power type Diesel-electric Total produced 38 | Build date 1980/83 | |
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Builder Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm Serial number 81-976 to 81-988
81-999
81-1006 to 81-1009
82-1126 to 82-1145 Model Electro-Motive Diesel GL22C-2 | ||
The 2470 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways between 1980 and 1983.
History
The 2470 class were an evolution of the 2450 class. They differed in having lighter alternators and smaller fuel tanks. A 2470 class was built by Clyde Engineering for the Townsville Harbour Board, this was later sold to Queensland Rail.
Between 2000 and 2002, six were rebuilt as 2300 class locomotives at Redbank Railway Workshops.
References
Queensland Railways 2470 class Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA