Queensland_Railways_1720_class

Queensland Railways 1720 class

Queensland Railways 1720 class

Class of 56 Australian Co′Co′ diesel-electric locomotives

The 1720 class are a class of diesel locomotives built between 1966 and 1970 by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in Australia.

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Locomotive 1738 idling at Roma Street railway station, while waiting to depart with a long-distance passenger train
recorded 8 September 2018
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History

The 1720 class were an evolution of the 1700 class. They operated throughout Queensland on branchline freight, suburban and mainline passenger services and on shunting duties.[1][2][3] Later they were modified for driver only operation receiving a larger windscreen and a air conditioning box along with the D symbol added to the end of the locomotive number to indicate driver only operation.

Some have been exported, although the majority as at January 2014 remain in service.[4] Unit 1741 was acquired for preservation by the Queensland Diesel Restoration Group in October 2016.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 258. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
  2. [2]
    1720 Class Archived 7 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Queensland's Great Trains
  3. [3]
    Clyde/GM 1720 Class Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  4. [4]
    1720 Class Archived 10 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
  5. [5]
    "1741D". Queensland Diesel Restoration Group. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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