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The 1450 class was a class of diesel locomotive built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for Queensland Railways in 1957-1958.
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The 1450 class was a class of diesel locomotive built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for Queensland Railways in 1957-1958.
The 1450 class was an evolution of the 1400 class, being built as a Co-Co instead of an A1A-A1A. This increased the weight by 14 tonnes (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons) but improved the tractive effort. [1] They mainly operated in South East Queensland. [2] [3] To accommodate the Co-Co bogies, the unit was lengthened on both ends. The Sarmiento Railway in Argentina operated similarly-lengthened G12s, officially designated the GR12. The South American units differed from the Australian ones in having only the No. 1 end hood lengthened. The first was withdrawn in December 1986. Three have been preserved by Queensland Rail's Heritage Division, and are stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich: [4]
| Number | Serial number | In service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Notes |
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| 1450 | 22 November 1957 | 20 March 1987 | Preserved | ||
| 1451 | 27 August 1959 | 16 November 1987 | December 1989 | ||
| 1452 | 21 September 1959 | 12 October 1980 | September 1985 | ||
| 1453 | 4 November 1959 | 24 September 1987 | December 1989 | ||
| 1454 | 30 December 1959 | 3 November 1987 | December 1989 | ||
| 1455 | 4 September 1960 | 6 November 1987 | Preserved | ||
| 1456 | |||||
| 1457 | |||||
| 1458 | 15 December 1960 | 5 November 1987 | December 1990 | ||
| 1459 | Preserved |
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