Queensland Railways 1150 class explained

Queensland Railways 1150 class
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Builder:GE Transportation
A Goninan & Co
Builddate:1952–1956
Totalproduction:13
Uicclass:Co-Co
Length:16.07m (52.72feet)
Locoweight:90t
Fueltype:Diesel
Primemover:Cooper Bessemer FVL12T
Generator:General Electric GT587
Tractionmotors:General Electric 756
Maxspeed:800NaN0
Poweroutput:820-1NaN-1
Tractiveeffort:263kN
Operator:Queensland Railways
Numinclass:13
Fleetnumbers:1150-1162
Firstrundate:6 November 1952
Lastrundate:17 November 1987
Preservedunits:1150, 1159
Disposition:2 preserved, 11 scrapped

The 1150 class were a class of diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation and A Goninan & Co for Queensland Railways between 1952 and 1956.

History

The 1150 class were the first mainline diesels purchased by Queensland Railways. Ten hooded locomotives built by GE Transportation, Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1952/53. They were initially numbered 1210–1219. In 1956 they were renumbered as the 1300 class. In 1956, an additional three were delivered by A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow.[1] [2]

In 1962, 1306 became the first diesel locomotive in Queensland to log 1 million miles. In 1965, they were again renumbered as the 1150 class.[1] They were initially used in the Darling Downs region to haul wheat, then on the North Coast line and the Western line. In the 1980s, the six remaining units were based at Townsville.[1]

Withdrawal & disposal

The first unit was withdrawn in 1975 with the final six withdrawn in 1987.[2]

Two units have been preserved:[3] [4]

Fleet summary

1210
class
number
1300
class
number
1150
class
number
Builder Model Serial
number
In service Withdrawn Scrapped Notes
121013001150style=white-space:nowrapGE TransportationU-100T31090Preserved
121113011151style=white-space:nowrapGE TransportationU-100T31091
121213021152GE TransportationU-100T31092
121313031153GE TransportationU-100T31093
121413041154GE TransportationU-100T31094
121513051155GE TransportationU-100T31095
121613061156GE TransportationU-100T31096
121713071157GE TransportationU-100T31097
121813081158GE TransportationU-100T31098
121913091159GE TransportationU-100T31099Preserved
-13101160A Goninan & CoU-T100M2013
-13111161A Goninan & CoU-T100M2014
-13121162A Goninan & CoU-T100M2015

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oberg, Leon. Locomotives of Australia: 1850s-2007. 265–266. Rosenberg Publishing. 2007. 978-1877058547.
  2. http://www.qrig.org/motive-power/locomotives/diesel/qrnational/goninanige-1150-class Goninan/IGE 1150 Class
  3. https://sites.google.com/site/queenslandgreattrains/Home/historical-diesel-locos/1150-class 1150 Class
  4. http://www.atrq.net/docs/PreservedDiesel.pdf Diesel Locomotives