Queensland Railways 1620 class
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The 1620 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969.
The 1620 class locomotives are similar to the New Zealand Railways DI class, also built at the Rocklea works.
History
The 1620 class was an evolution of the 1600 class being fitted with a hood nose. They operated in Central and North Queensland as well as hauling commuter trains in Brisbane.[1][2][3] The class was withdrawn in the mid 1990's with some sold to John Holland and exported to Malaysia and The Philippines.[4][5]
Six have been preserved:[2]
- 1620 retained as part of the Queensland Rail Heritage Fleet at the Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich, restored for main line operation
- 1632 by the Mary Valley Heritage Railway, Gympie,[6] leased to Walkers Limited, Maryborough
- 1639 by the Mary Valley Heritage Railway, Gympie[6]
- 1649 by the Mary Valley Heritage Railway, Gympie[6]
- 1650 by the Australian Railway Historical Society, stored at Redbank Railway Workshops
- 1651 at Redbank Workshops
References
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 240. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ^ a b 1600, 1620 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- ^ English Electric 1620 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
- ^ "QR Clydes to NZ, 'Poms' to Philippines [sic]" Railway Digest October 1995 page 15
- ^ The John Holland 1620s! Philippine Railway Historical Society
- ^ a b c The MVHR Fleet Archived December 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Mary Valley Heritage Railway
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