| Queensland Railways 1450 class | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Buildmodel: | EMD G12 |
| Builddate: | 1957 - 1958 |
| Totalproduction: | 10 |
| Uicclass: | Co-Co |
| Length: | 16.06m (52.69feet) |
| Locoweight: | 91.8t |
| Fueltype: | Diesel |
| Primemover: | EMD 12-567C |
| Generator: | EMD D12 |
| Tractionmotors: | EMD D19 |
| Tractiveeffort: | 977kW |
| Operator: | Queensland Railways |
| Numinclass: | 10 |
| Fleetnumbers: | 1450 - 1459 |
| Deliverydate: | November 1957 |
| Preservedunits: | 1450, 1455, 1459 |
| Disposition: | 3 preserved, 7 scrapped |
The 1450 class was a class of diesel locomotive built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for Queensland Railways in 1957-1958.
The 1450 class was an evolution of the 1400 class, being built as a Co-Co instead of an A1A-A1A. This increased the weight by 14t but improved the tractive effort.[1] They mainly operated in South East Queensland.[2] [3] To accommodate the Co-Co bogies, the unit was lengthened on both ends. The Sarmiento Railway in Argentina operated similarly-lengthened G12s, officially designated the GR12. The South American units differed from the Australian ones in having only the No. 1 end hood lengthened. The first was withdrawn in December 1986.Three have been preserved by Queensland Rail's Heritage Division, and are stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich:[4]
| Number | Serial number | In service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1450 | Preserved | |||||
| 1451 | ||||||
| 1452 | ||||||
| 1453 | ||||||
| 1454 | ||||||
| 1455 | Preserved | |||||
| 1456 | ||||||
| 1457 | ||||||
| 1458 | ||||||
| 1459 | Preserved |