Queensland Railways 2450 class
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm |
| Serial number | 79-915 to 79-926 80-946 to 80-951 |
| Model | Electro-Motive Diesel GL22C-2 |
| Build date | 1979-1980 |
| Total produced | 18 |
| Rebuilder | Redbank Railway Workshops |
| Rebuild date | 1999-2002 |
| Number rebuilt | 17 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • UIC | Co-Co |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Length | 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) |
| Loco weight | 91.8 t (90.4 long tons; 101.2 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Fuel capacity | 6,364 L (1,400 imp gal; 1,681 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Electro-Motive Diesel 645E |
| Engine type | V12 Diesel engine |
| Aspiration | Roots blower |
| Generator | Electro-Motive Diesel AR10-D14 |
| Traction motors | Electro-Motive Diesel D29 |
| Cylinders | 12 |
| Performance figures | |
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| Power output | 1,119 kW (1,501 hp) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Queensland Railways |
| Number in class | 18 |
| Numbers | 2450-2467 |
| First run | May 1979 |
| Current owner | Aurizon |
| Disposition | 17 in service as 2300 class 1 scrapped |
The 2450 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1979-1980.
The 2450 class were an evolution of the 2400 class. They differed in having air-conditioning, aluminium cabinet doors and upgraded generators.
Between 1999 and 2002, seventeen were rebuilt as 2300 class locomotives at Redbank Railway Workshops.
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