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
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