Queensland Railways 2450 class

Queensland Railways 2450 class

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm Serial number 79-915 to 79-926 80-946 to 80-951 Model Electro-Motive Diesel GL22C-2 Build date 1979/80 Total produced 18 Rebuilder Redbank Railway Workshops Rebuild date 1999-2002 Number rebuilt 17

Specifications UIC class Co-Co Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) Loco weight 91.8 t (90.4 long tons; 101.2 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 6,364 L (1,400 imp gal; 1,681 US gal) Prime mover Electro-Motive Diesel 645E Engine type V12 Diesel engine Aspiration Roots blower Generator Electro-Motive Diesel AR10-D14 Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D29 Cylinders 12

Performance figures Power output 1,119 kW (1,501 hp)

Career Operators Queensland Railways Number in class 18 Numbers 2450-2467 First run May 1979 Current owner Aurizon Disposition 17 in service as 2300 class 1 scrapped

The 2450 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1979/80.

History

The 2450 class were an evolution of the 2400 class. They differed in having air-conditioning, aluminium cabinet doors and upgraded generators.^[1][2][3]

Between 1999 and 2002, seventeen were rebuilt as 2300 class locomotives at Redbank Railway Workshops.^[4][5]

References

1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 283. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
2. 1550, 2400, 2300, 2500 Class Queensland's Great Trains
3. Clyde/GM 2400 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
4. Clyde/GM 2300 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
5. 2300 Class Railpage