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Queensland Railways 1502 class

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Queensland Rail 1502 class
Company typeDiesel-electric locomotive class
IndustryRail transport
Predecessor1460 class
Founded1967
Headquarters
Brisbane
,
Australia
ProductsDiesel-electric locomotives
ParentQueensland Rail

The 1502 class comprised a fleet of diesel-electric locomotives constructed by Clyde Engineering at their Eagle Farm facility for Queensland Rail between 1967 and 1969.

History

Derived from the 1460 class, the 1502 class was equipped with a more robust Electro-Motive Diesel 645E prime mover, alongside enhanced generators and traction motors. These locomotives were predominantly utilized across South East Queensland, notably on suburban lines servicing Brisbane.

In 1996, four units were transferred to Tranz Rail in New Zealand. Following refurbishment at the Hutt Workshops, they commenced operations under the Australian Transport Network in Tasmania, reclassified as the DQ2000 class. By 1999, all original 1502 class locomotives had been retired from service.

A further six locomotives underwent rebuilding in 2002, receiving bogies sourced from FreightCorp 49 class units. These were then deployed by Interail in New South Wales and designated as the 423 class.

In 2005, seven units were exported to Chile's Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia. Subsequently, two were reconstructed in 2006 and assigned to the Australian Railroad Group for operations in Western Australia, where they were known as the AD class.

Class register

Number Introduced Withdrawn Status/Notes
1502
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Modified by Tranz Rail as QR 3032; operated by Tasrail in Tasmania as DQ 2004. Currently withdrawn.
1503
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Scrapped.
1504
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Reconstructed as 42301 for Interail. Withdrawn.
1505
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Dismantled in 2011.
1506
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Rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as No. 1452.
1507
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Upgraded as 42302 for Interail. Withdrawn.
1508
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Refurbished by Tranz Rail into DQ 6036; operated by TasRail as DQ 2003. Withdrawn.
1509
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Stored at Antofagasta.
1510
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Stored at Antofagasta.
1511
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Stored at Antofagasta.
1512
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Rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as No. 1456.
1513
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Reconstructed by Australian Railroad Group in Western Australia as AD 1520; owned by APEX Industrial and shipped to South Africa.
1514
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Rebuilt by Australian Railroad Group into AD 1521; owned by APEX Industrial and exported to South Africa.
1515 April}} {{dts{1999}}} Stored at Antofagasta.
1516 May}} {{dts{1999}}} Stored at Antofagasta.
1517 May}} Rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as No. 1454.
1518 May}} June}} Reconstructed as 42303 for Interail. Withdrawn.
1519 June}} Rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as No. 1457.
1520 June}} June}} Rebuilt as 42306 for Aurizon. Withdrawn.
1521 July}} Refurbished by Tranz Rail as DQ 15215, later renumbered DQ 6007; operated by TasRail as DQ 2001.
1522 November}} Refurbished by Tranz Rail as DQ 6013; operated by TasRail as DQ 2002.
1523 November}} Rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as No. 1455.
1524 December}} June}} Reconstructed as 42304 for Interail. Withdrawn.
1525 February}} Rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as No. 1453.
1526 February}} June}} Rebuilt as 42305 for QR National. Withdrawn.
1527 May}} {{dts{1999}}} Stored at Antofagasta.
1528 June}} {{dts{1999}}} Stored at Antofagasta.
1529 July}} {{dts{1999}}} Stored at Antofagasta.
1530 August}} Rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as No. 1458.


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