Queensland Railways 1150 class

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Queensland Railways 1150 class
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
Builder GE Transportation
A Goninan & Co
Build date1952–1956
Total produced13
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  UIC Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length16.07 m (52 ft 9 in)
Loco weight90 t (89 long tons; 99 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Cooper Bessemer FVL12T
Generator General Electric GT587
Traction motors General Electric 756
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output820 kW (1,100 hp)
Tractive effort 263 kN (59,000 lbf)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Number in class13
Numbers1150-1162
First run6 November 1952
Last run17 November 1987
Preserved1150, 1159
Disposition2 preserved, 11 scrapped

The 1150 class were a class of diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation and A Goninan & Co for Queensland Railways between 1952 and 1956.

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History

The 1150 class were the first mainline diesels purchased by Queensland Railways. Ten hooded locomotives built by GE Transportation, Erie, Pennsylvania in 1952/53. They were initially numbered 1210–1219. In 1956 they were renumbered as the 1300 class. In 1956, an additional three were delivered by A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow. [1] [2]

In 1962, 1306 became the first diesel locomotive in Queensland to log 1 million miles. In 1965, they were again renumbered as the 1150 class. [1] They were initially used in the Darling Downs region to haul wheat, then on the North Coast line and the Western line. In the 1980s, the six remaining units were based at Townsville. [1]

Withdrawal & disposal

The first unit was withdrawn in 1975 with the final six withdrawn in 1987. [2]

Two units have been preserved: [3] [4]

Fleet summary

1210
class
number		1300
class
number		1150
class
number		BuilderModelSerial
number		In serviceWithdrawnScrappedNotes
121013001150 GE Transportation U-100T310906 November 195217 November 1987Preserved
121113011151GE TransportationU-100T3109118 November 195219 June 1979September 1986
121213021152GE TransportationU-100T3109211 December 195216 November 1987December 1990
121313031153GE TransportationU-100T3109311 June 195217 January 1977December 1990
121413041154GE TransportationU-100T3109427 November 195218 November 1987December 1990
121513051155GE TransportationU-100T3109521 November 195221 November 1975June 1983
121613061156GE TransportationU-100T310963 December 195216 November 1987December 1990
121713071157GE TransportationU-100T3109730 January 195327 June 1986September 1986
121813081158GE TransportationU-100T310985 February 19533 September 1977September 1986
121913091159GE TransportationU-100T310993 February 195316 November 1987Preserved
-13101160 A Goninan & Co U-T100M201328 April 19565 November 1986December 1990
-13111161A Goninan & CoU-T100M20148 June 195622 August 1977December 1989
-13121162A Goninan & CoU-T100M201519 June 195616 November 1987December 1990

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s-2007. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 265–266. ISBN   978-1877058547.
  2. 1 2 Goninan/IGE 1150 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  3. ↑ 1150 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  4. ↑ Diesel Locomotives Association of Tourist Railways Queensland 13 March 2011
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