The 1450 class was a class of diesel locomotive built by

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, Granville for

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ways in 1957-1958.

History

The 1450 class was an evolution of the 1400 class, being built as a Co-Co instead of an A1A-A1A. This increased the weight by but improved the tractive effort. They mainly operated in

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. To accommodate the Co-Co bogies, the unit was lengthened on both ends. The Sarmiento Railway in Argentina operated similarly-lengthened G12s, officially designated the GR12. The South American units differed from the Australian ones in having only the No. 1 end hood lengthened. The first was withdrawn in December 1986. Three have been preserved by

's Heritage Division, and are stored at Workshops Rail Museum,

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