Queensland Railways 1600 class

Queensland Railways 1600 class

1603 & 1634 climb the Razorback Range on the 'Last Train to Mount Morgan' tour in August 1987

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder English Electric, Rocklea Serial number A.059 to A.067 A.070 to A.080 Model RSE92C Build date 1962-64 Total produced 18

Specifications UIC class Co-Co Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in) Loco weight 62 t (61 long tons; 68 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover English Electric 6CSRKT Generator English Electric 827 Traction motors English Electric 540 Cylinders 6

Performance figures Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph) Power output 625 kW (838 hp)

Career Operators Queensland Railways Number in class 18 Numbers 1600-1617 First run January 1963 Last run April 1991 Preserved 1603, 1604, 1613, 1614, 1616 Disposition 5 preserved, 13 scrapped

The 1600 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1962 and 1964.

History

The 1600 class were built as branch line locomotives. They were initially based at Alpha in Central West Queensland.^[1][2][3] The class was withdrawn in 1991.

Five have been preserved:^[2]

• 1603 by the Queensland Rail Heritage Division
• 1604 by the Bellarine Railway, Queenscliff, Victoria^[4]
• 1613 by the Longreach Powerhouse Museum
• 1614 by the Australian Railway Historical Society at the Archer Park Rail Museum, Rockhampton^[5]
• 1616 by the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway, Ipswich^[6]

Gallery

1603 & 1634 south of Mount Morgan in August 1987  1604 crossing the westbound Midlander in September 1989  1600 & 1645 cross in September 1989

References

1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 240. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
2. 1600, 1620 Class Queensland's Great Trains
3. English Electric 1600 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
4. Diesel locomotives Bellarine Railway
5. Archer Park Rail Museum Archived 19 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Rockhampton Regional Council
6. 1600 Class Diesel Electric Archived 24 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway