Queensland Railways 1460 class

The 1460 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways between 1964 and 1966.

Queensland Railways 1460 class
1501 crossing Burdekin Bridge in September 1989, with the disused 1882 bridge in the foreground
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
ModelElectro-Motive Diesel G12
Build date1964-1966
Total produced42
RebuilderHutt Workshops
Rebuild date1996-1999
Number rebuilt18
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICCo-Co
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length16.26 metres (53 ft 4 in)
Loco weight91.5 tonnes (90.1 long tons; 100.9 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverElectro-Motive Diesel 567C
GeneratorElectro-Motive Diesel D25
Traction motorsElectro-Motive Diesel D29
Performance figures
Maximum speed112 km/h (70 mph)
Tractive effort977 kW (1,310 hp)
Career
OperatorsQueensland Rail
Number in class42
Numbers1460-1501
DeliveredApril 1964
Preserved1461
Current ownerRRL Grindrod
TasRail
Magadi Soda Company
CMP
Disposition16 in service, 1 preserved, 4 stored, 24 scrapped

History
1461 Centennial in its special Centenary of Queensland Railways livery carried from 1965 until it was withdrawn.

The 1460 class was an evolution of the 1450 class fitted with a new carbody and cab as well as dual controls and improved generators. Five were fitted with dynamic braking for descending the Haughton Range from Charters Towers to Townsville on the Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line). They operated services along the North Coast line.[1][2]

The first was withdrawn in December 1986. In 1995, 21 were sold to Tranz Rail in New Zealand. 1492 being the first withdrawn, only after a level crossing accident in Townsville. Eighteen were overhauled at Hutt Workshops and placed in service with Tranz Rail as the DQ and QR classes or with the Australian Transport Network in Tasmania as the DQ2000 class.[3][4][5] Four Tranz Rail DQs were exported to South Africa in 2013.[6]

1461 has been preserved by Queensland Rail's Heritage Division and stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich.[7]

Class register
Number Introduced Withdrawn Status Notes
1460 April 1964 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6382. Operated by a cement company to work at a site near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique as RRL22-01.
1461 May 1964 Preserved Withdrawal date unknown. Preserved, Queensland Rails Heritage Division. Under restoration.
1462 May 1964 July 1999 Withdrawn Modified and reclassified as QR 2027 by Tranz Rail. Stored in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
1463 June 1964 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1464 July 1964 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1465 July 1964 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6416. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2006.
1466 August 1964 In service Modified by Tranz Rail as QR 2033. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2010.
1467 September 1964 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6376. Operated by the Harmony Mining Company, Welkom OFS in Mozambique as BG15-02.
1468 September 1964 2015 Withdrawn Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6330. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2005.
1469 September 1964 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1470 October 1964 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1471 October 1964 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1472 November 1964 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6353. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2008.
1473 November 1964 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6324. Operated by a cement company to work at a site near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique as BG15-01.
1474 December 1964 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1475 January 1965 August 2005 Scrapped Modified and reclassified as QR 2056. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania.
1476 March 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1477 March 1965 November 2009 Scrapped Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2062. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania.
1478 April 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1479 April 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1480 May 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1481 June 1965 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6347. Operated by a cement company to work at a site near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique as RRL22-02.
1482 June 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1483 July 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1484 November 1965 In service Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX.
1485 November 1965 Under overhaul Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6399. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2007. Undergoing conversion to a driving trailer for the Railton to Devonport cement trains.
1486 December 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1487 December 1965 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1488 December 1965 July 1999 Withdrawn Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2079. Stored in Mount Vernon in Illinois.
1489 January 1966 July 1999 Withdrawn Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2085. Stored in Mount Vernon in Illinois.
1490 January 1966 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1491 February 1966 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2009.
1492 February 1966 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown. Now scrapped. Was the first of the 1460 Class To be Scrapped.
1493 March 1966 July 2002 Scrapped Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2102. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. Now scrapped.
1494 March 1966 In service Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX.
1495 April 1966 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2011.
1496 April 1966 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1497 May 1966 In service Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2012.
1498 June 1966 Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1499 June 1966 November 1989[8] Scrapped Scrapped by Tranz Rail.
1500 July 1966 In service Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Company. Operated by the Magadi Soda Company in Kenya as their No. 5001.
1501 August 1966 In service Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Company. Operated by CMP in Chile as their No. 9.

See also

References
  1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s - 1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 248–249. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
  2. 1460 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  3. 1460 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  4. DQ class Railpage
  5. DQ Class Rail Tasmania
  6. New Zealand locos for South Africa Railways Africa 13 August 2013
  7. Diesel Locomotives Association of Tourist Railways Queensland 13 March 2011
  8. "New Zealand Railway Observer". 54 (2). New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. Winter 1997. ISSN 0028-8624. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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