Queensland Railways 1300 class

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Queensland Railways 1300 class
1312 - 021286 - Eagle Junction.jpeg
1312 at Eagle Junction station in December 1986
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
Builder English Electric, Rocklea
Build date1967–1972
Total produced45
Specifications
Configuration:
  Commonwealth Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter3 ft 1+12 in (0.953 m)
Wheelbase 38 ft (11.582 m) total, 11 ft 10+12 in (3.620 m) bogie
Length48 ft (14.630 m) over headstocks
Width9 ft 3 in (2.819 m)
Height12 ft 4+12 in (3.772 m) over cab
Axle load 15 long tons (15.2 t; 16.8 short tons)
Loco weight88.4 long tons (89.8 t; 99.0 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Fuel capacity1,000 imp gal (4,500 L) (1300-1319)
Prime mover English Electric 12CSVT Mk II
RPM range850rpm max
Engine typefour stroke, four valves per cylinder
Aspirationturbocharged, intercooled
Generator English Electric 822/16J
Traction motors English Electric 548
Cylinders 12 Vee
Cylinder size 10 in × 12 in (254 mm × 305 mm)
MU working 110V, stepless electro-pneumatic throttle
Loco brake Air, dynamic
Train brakes Air
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 miles per hour (80 km/h)
Power output1,950 hp (1,450 kW) gross, 1,800 hp (1,340 kW) net
Tractive effort 60,000 lbf (266.9 kN)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Number in class45
Numbers1300–1344
First run9 October 1967
Preserved1318
Disposition6 stored, 1 preserved, 4 exported, 35 scrapped

The 1300 class were a class of diesel locomotive built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1972. They were later sold to AN Tasrail.

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History

The 1300 class was an upgraded version of the 1270 class with more powerful engines and larger fuel tanks. [1]

The class was primarily used on the Blackwater and Moura coal lines and based at Gladstone. [2] The class became surplus following electrification of the coal lines in 1986–1987. [1] [3]

In 1988, the entire class was sold to AN Tasrail where they became the ZC class. They were renumbered consecutively, 1300 becoming ZC1 and 1344 becoming ZC45, although 12 units were only used as a source of spare parts. [2] [4] [5] [6] Most had very short working lives with just 13 remaining in service by 1995 and only six by 1997.

Ten of the ZC class were sold to Morrison Knudsen Australia in April 1994, with eight rebuilt with new cabs as the MKA class at its Whyalla factory. Two were operated on the BHP Whyalla Steelworks network from February 1995, before being exported to Senegal. [7] MKA1-4 saw service in Malaysia before returning to Australia. These along with the unused two were purchased by Pacific National in 2004 with MKA1-3 returning to Queensland and the others to Tasmania. By 2007, all six were in service in Tasmania renumbered in the 2130 series. [8] [9]

TasRail 2137 near Cornelian Bay in August 2013 Train on south line near hobart.jpeg
TasRail 2137 near Cornelian Bay in August 2013

With the privatisation of Australian National, AN Tasrail was sold to the Australian Transport Network, with the seven remaining ZCs becoming the 2140 class. Most stored units were scrapped and the last was withdrawn in 2004. [1] In February 2004, Pacific National purchased Australian Transport Network, including four stored 2140 class locomotives. Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia purchased 2142 and 2143 for a proposed tourist service, they were later rebuilt with lowered noses on the No. 1 end, repainted orange and sold to Senegal. Their current status is unknown. In September 2009, TasRail was sold back to the Government of Tasmania. TasRail sold three of the remaining stored locos for scrap in 2012 and donated 2144 (formerly ZC19 and 1318) to Diesel Traction Tasmania, now known as Launceston & North East Railway, for preservation. [6] [10]

ZC 19 was preservation in May 2021 after being trucked to L&NER’s Lilydale yard. A week shy of ZC 19’s ten year anniversary of its donation by TasRail. MKA8 would be donated to the L&NER in February 2024.[ citation needed ]

Fleet summary

Key:In ServiceWithdrawnPreservedScrapped
QR numberSerial
number
In serviceWithdrawn by QRANR numberMKA numberATN/PN/TasRail numberWithdrawnScrappedNotes
1300A.1629 October 19673 November 1988ZC1
1301A.1631 November 19672 August 1988
1302A.164
1303A.162
1304A.168ZC5
1305A.170ZC6
1306A.172ZC7
1307A.175ZC8
1308A.176ZC921402012
1309A.177ZC10
1310A.181ZC1121412012
1311A.183
1312A.185ZC13
1313A.188ZC14
1314A.189ZC15
1315A.192ZC16
1316A.195ZC172142
1317A.1982143
1318A.201ZC192144To Diesel Traction Tasmania. Now Launceston & North East Railway
1319A.200ZC2021452012
1320A.208ZC21MKA42134
1321A.209ZC22MKA6Exported to Senegal.
1322A.210
1323A.211ZC24
1324A.212
1325A.213ZC26MKA32133
1326A.214ZC27MKA72137
1327A.215ZC28
1328A.216ZC29
1329A.217MKA22132
1330A.223ZC31MKA82138
1331A.224ZC32
1332A.225MKA12131
1333A.226ZC34
1334A.227ZC35
1335A.228
1336A.229ZC37
1337A.230ZC38
1338A.231ZC39
1339A.233
1340A.234ZC41MKA5Exported to Senegal.
1341A.235ZC4221462012
1342A.245ZC43
1343A.246ZC44
1344A.247ZC45

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s – 2007. Rosenbterg Publishing. pp. 349–350. ISBN   978-1877058547.
  2. 1 2 English Electric 1300 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  3. 1300 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  4. 1300 Class (QR) Railpage
  5. ZC Class Railpage
  6. 1 2 ZC Class Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Rail Tasmania
  7. BHP / Onesteel / Arrium Whyalla Diesel Locomotives Minnipa Siding
  8. MKA class Railpage
  9. MKA Class Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rail Tasmania
  10. ZC Class Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Diesel Traction Tasmania