| Queensland Railways 1460 class | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Buildmodel: | Electro-Motive Diesel G12C |
| Builddate: | 1964-1966 |
| Totalproduction: | 42 |
| Rebuilder: | Hutt Workshops |
| Rebuilddate: | 1996-1999 |
| Numberrebuilt: | 18 |
| Uicclass: | Co-Co |
| Length: | 16.26m (53.35feet) |
| Fueltype: | Diesel |
| Primemover: | Electro-Motive Diesel 567C |
| Generator: | Electro-Motive Diesel D25 |
| Tractionmotors: | Electro-Motive Diesel D29 |
| Maxspeed: | 112km/h |
| Tractiveeffort: | 977kW |
| Operator: | Queensland Rail |
| Numinclass: | 42 |
| Fleetnumbers: | 1460-1501 |
| Deliverydate: | April 1964 |
| Preservedunits: | 1461 |
| Currentowner: | RRL Grindrod TasRail Magadi Soda Company CMP |
| Disposition: | 16 in service, 1 preserved, 4 stored, 24 scrapped |
The 1460 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways between 1964 and 1966.
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The first was withdrawn in December 1986. 1492 being the first withdrawn, only after a level crossing accident in Townsville. In 1995, 21 were sold to New Zealand Rail (later Tranz Rail) in New Zealand. Eighteen were overhauled at Hutt Workshops in Wellington, 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]
| Number | Introduced | Withdrawn | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1460 | 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 | Preserved | Withdrawal date unknown. Preserved, Queensland Rails Heritage Division. Under restoration. | |||
| 1462 | Withdrawn | Modified and reclassified as QR 2027 by Tranz Rail. Stored in Mount Vernon, Illinois. | |||
| 1463 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1464 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1465 | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6416. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2006. | |||
| 1466 | In service | Modified by Tranz Rail as QR 2033. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2010. | |||
| 1467 | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6376. Operated by the Harmony Mining Company, Welkom OFS in Mozambique as BG15-02. | |||
| 1468 | Withdrawn | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6330. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2005. | |||
| 1469 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1470 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1471 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1472 | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6353. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2008. | |||
| 1473 | 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 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1475 | Scrapped | Modified and reclassified as QR 2056. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. | |||
| 1476 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1477 | Scrapped | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2062. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. | |||
| 1478 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1479 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1480 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1481 | 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 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1483 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1484 | In service | Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX. | |||
| 1485 | 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 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1487 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1488 | Withdrawn | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2079. Stored in Mount Vernon in Illinois. | |||
| 1489 | Withdrawn | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2085. Stored in Mount Vernon in Illinois. | |||
| 1490 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1491 | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2009. | |||
| 1492 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. Now scrapped. Was the first of the 1460 Class To be Scrapped. | |||
| 1493 | Scrapped | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2102. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. Now scrapped. | |||
| 1494 | In service | Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX. | |||
| 1495 | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2011. | |||
| 1496 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1497 | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2012. | |||
| 1498 | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. | |||
| 1499 | [8] | Scrapped | Scrapped by Tranz Rail. | ||
| 1500 | In service | Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Company. Operated by the Magadi Soda Company in Kenya as their No. 5001. | |||
| 1501 | In service | Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Company. Operated by CMP in Chile as their No. 9. |