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Queensland Railways 1460 class

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Queensland Rail 1460 class
Company typeDiesel-electric locomotive class
IndustryRail transport
Founded1964–1966
Headquarters
Eagle Farm
,
Australia
ProductsDiesel-electric locomotives
OwnerQueensland Rail

The 1460 class comprised a fleet of diesel-electric locomotives constructed by Clyde Engineering at their Eagle Farm facility for Queensland Rail during the period from 1964 to 1966.

History

Developed as an advancement of the 1450 class, the 1460 class introduced a newly designed carbody, incorporated dual control systems, and featured upgraded generators. Among these, five units were equipped with dynamic braking to assist with descents on the Haughton Range along the Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line). Their main area of operation was along the North Coast line.

The earliest retirement took place in December 1986 when unit 1492 was withdrawn after being involved in a level crossing incident in Townsville. In 1995, a total of 21 locomotives were sold to New Zealand Rail, later known as Tranz Rail. Eighteen of these underwent refurbishment at the Hutt Workshops in Wellington and were reintroduced as the DQ and QR classes. Several units served with the Australian Transport Network in Tasmania under the designation DQ2000 class. Additionally, four Tranz Rail DQs were subsequently exported to South Africa in 2013.

Unit 1461 has been preserved by the Heritage Division of Queensland Rail and is currently housed at Workshops Rail Museum in North Ipswich.

Class register

Number Introduced Withdrawn Status Notes
1460
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Active Overhauled by Tranz Rail as DQ 6382. Currently operated by a cement company near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique under the identifier RRL22-01.
1461
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Preserved Held by Queensland Rail Heritage Division; undergoing restoration.
1462
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Retired Converted and reclassified as QR 2027 by Tranz Rail. Stored at Mount Vernon, Illinois.
1463
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Scrapped Date of withdrawal not documented.
1464
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Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1465
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Active Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6416. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania under the number DQ 2006.
1466
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Active Modified by Tranz Rail to QR 2033. Used by TasRail as DQ 2010.
1467
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Active Overhauled by Tranz Rail as DQ 6376. Operated near Welkom in Mozambique by Harmony Mining Company as BG15-02.
1468
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Retired Rebuilt as DQ 6330 by Tranz Rail. Served TasRail as DQ 2005.
1469
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Scrapped Unknown withdrawal date.
1470
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Scrapped
1471
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Scrapped
1472
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Active Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6353. Operated by TasRail as DQ 2008.
1473
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Active Converted to DQ 6324 by Tranz Rail. Operates near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique as BG15-01.
1474
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Scrapped
1475
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Scrapped Modified and reclassified to QR 2056; previously operated by TasRail.
1476
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Scrapped
1477
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Scrapped Modified to QR 2062; used by TasRail.
1478
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Scrapped
1479
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Scrapped
1480
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Scrapped
1481
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Active Rebuilt as DQ 6347 by Tranz Rail; operates near the Nacala Corridor, Mozambique as RRL22-02.
1482 {{dts 1965 June}}
Scrapped  
1483 {{dts 1965 July}} Scrapped
1484 {{dts 1965 November}} Active Deployed to South Africa; operated by APEX.
1485 {{dts 1965 November}} Under refurbishment Rebuilt as DQ 6399 by Tranz Rail; operated by TasRail as DQ 2007. Currently being adapted for cement transport between Railton and Devonport, Tasmania.
1486 {{dts 1965 December}} Scrapped Date of withdrawal unknown.
1487 {{dts 1965 December}} Scrapped Withdrawal date not recorded.
1488 Template:Dts 1965 December Template:Dts 1999 July Retired Converted and reclassified to QR 2079; stored at Mount Vernon, Illinois.
1489 Template:Dts 1966 January Template:Dts 1999 July Retired Modified to QR 2085; kept in storage at Mount Vernon, Illinois.
1490 Template:Dts 1966 January Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1491 Template:Dts 1966 February Active Rebuilt by Tranz Rail; currently operating for TasRail as DQ 2009.
1492 Template:Dts 1966 February Scrapped First locomotive of its class to be scrapped; exact date unknown.
1493 Template:Dts 1966 March Template:Dts 2002 July Scrapped Converted to QR 2102; formerly operated by TasRail; now dismantled.
1494 Template:Dts 1966 March Active Transferred to South Africa; operated under APEX.
1495 Template:Dts 1966 April Active Refurbished by Tranz Rail; used by TasRail as DQ 2011.
1496 Template:Dts 1966 April Scrapped Date of withdrawal not documented.
1497 Template:Dts 1966 May Active Rebuilt by Tranz Rail; serving TasRail as DQ 2012.
1498 Template:Dts 1966 June Scrapped Withdrawal date unknown.
1499 Template:Dts 1966 June Template:Dts 1989 November Scrapped Dismantled under Tranz Rail management.
1500 Template:Dts 1966 July Active Overhauled by National Railway Equipment Company. Employed by Magadi Soda Company in Kenya bearing number No. 5001.
1501 Template:Dts 1966 August

Active

Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Company; currently operated by CMP in Chile identified as No. 9.


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