Queensland Railways 1600 class
The 1600 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1962 and 1964.
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History
The 1600 class were built as branch line locomotives. They were initially based at Alpha in Central West Queensland.[1][2][3] The class was withdrawn in 1991.
Five have been preserved:[2]
- 1603 at Central Queensland University Centre for Railway Engineering
- 1604 by the Bellarine Railway, Queenscliff, Victoria[4]
- 1613 by the Longreach Powerhouse Museum
- 1614 by the Australian Railway Historical Society at the Archer Park Rail Museum, Rockhampton[5]
- 1616 by the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway, Ipswich[6]
Gallery
Preserved 1616 at the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway, Ipswich in 2015
1603 & 1634 south of Mount Morgan in August 1987
1604 crossing the westbound Midlander in September 1989
1600 & 1645 cross in September 1989
References
- Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 240. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- 1600, 1620 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- English Electric 1600 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
- Diesel locomotives Bellarine Railway
- Archer Park Rail Museum Archived 19 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rockhampton Regional Council
- 1600 Class Diesel Electric Archived 24 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
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