The 1502 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by
Clyde Engineering,
Eagle Farm for
Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969.
History
The 1502 class was an evolution of the
1460 class fitted with a more powerful
Electro-Motive Diesel 645E engine and upgraded generators and traction motors. They operated services in
South East Queensland including suburban trains in
Brisbane
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.
[English Electric 1502 Class]
Queensland's Great Trains
In 1996, four were sold to
Tranz Rail in New Zealand. After rebuilding at
Hutt Workshops, they were placed in service with the
Australian Transport Network
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in
Tasmania
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as the
DQ2000 class.
All had been withdrawn by 1999. In 2002, six were overhauled and fitted with
bogie
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s from
FreightCorp 49 class locomotives for use by
Interail
Interail was an Australian rail freight operator owned by QR National. In June 2011 it ceased trading as a separate brand, and became part of QR National (now known as Aurizon).
Northern Rivers Railroad
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in
New South Wales
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as the 423 class.
In 2005, seven have been exported to
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, Chile.
[ In 2006, two were rebuilt and transferred to Australian Railroad Group for use in ]Western Australia
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as the AD class.AD Class
Railpage
Class register
See also
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New Zealand DQ and QR class locomotives
References
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Clyde Engineering locomotives
Co-Co locomotives
Diesel locomotives of Queensland
Diesel locomotives of Tasmania
Queensland Rail locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1967
3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia
Diesel-electric locomotives of Chile