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Entering service as the 1460
class, Clyde Engineering supplied 42 units between early 1964
and mid 1966. They were numbered from 1460 through to 1501,
they were powered by an EMD V12-567C engine. All were
delivered in the QR blue/light grey colour scheme with the
light grey extending along the sides of the footplate. Six of
the class were delivered with Dynamic brakes and could be
easily identified by the fan and radiator assembly in the roof
of the short hood. In 1965 Queensland Railways celebrated
their centenary and to mark the occasion locomotive numbered
1461 was repainted into the distinctive gold/dark grey/light
grey colour scheme and fitted with nameplate Centennial. In
the 1970s the livery was changed with the footplate colour
changed to the same dark grey as the roof and use of the QR
logo along the sides of the engine compartment. By the 1990s
most units had been placed into storage, some were sold
overseas and later returned interstate. Several units
are still active in Tasmania.
Entering service as the
1502 class. Clyde Engineering supplied 29 units between late
1967 and mid 1969. These units were numbered from 1502 to
1530, they were fitted with a more powerful EMD V12-645E
engine. All were delivered in the QR blue/ light grey / dark
grey colour scheme. External appearances were virtually the same as
the 1460 class however the 1502 class engine exhaust was now a
rectangular box style muffler with three circular outlets as
opposed the more traditional EMD style of twin circular
exhausts for the 1460s. The increased power of these units
made them more suitable for passenger train working. In the
late 1990s six units were repainted into the new corporate QR
colours of yellow and red, these units were 1503, 1510, 1520,
1523 and 1526. In the 2000s six units were rebuilt with Maxi
Cabs and transferred onto Standard Gauge for use with QR
subsidiary Interail Australia. In 2006/7 another QR subsidiary
ARG transferred 2 units to WA, and by the late 2000s 15 units
had been sold to FCAB in Chile.
The models are available in
both 12.0mm and 16.5mm gauge and are standard with DC control
or available with optional DCC Sound control.
Sounds are exclusively from
DCCSound.
These models have been produced
with invaluable research and development provided by CGL
Models.
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