Queensland Railways 1700 class

Class of 12 Australian Co′Co′ diesel-electric locomotives

Queensland Railways 1700 class

| Type and origin

Power type| Diesel-electric
Builder| Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
Serial number| 63-275 to 63-286
Model| Electro-Motive Diesel GL8C
Build date| 1963
Total produced| 12
| Specifications

Configuration:
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• UIC| Co-Co
Gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length| 13.36 m (43 ft 10 in)
Loco weight| 59 t (58 long tons; 65 short tons)
Fuel type| Diesel
Prime mover| Electro-Motive Diesel 567C
Generator| Electro-Motive Diesel D25E
Traction motors| Electro-Motive Diesel CD36
Cylinders| 8
| Performance figures

Maximum speed| 80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output| 652 kW (874 hp)
| Career

Operators| Queensland Railways
Number in class| 12
Numbers| 1700–1711
First run| June 1963
Last run| December 2000
Disposition| 1 preserved, 11 scrapped

The 1700 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1963.

## History[edit]

Initially the 1700 class operated branch line services out of Roma before being relegated to shunting duties.[1][2] Later they were modified for driver only operation receiving a larger windscreen. They were withdrawn in 2000. 1707 (without bogies) is privately owned and stored at the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway. The cab of 1710 is at the Workshops Rail Museum, converted to a driving simulator.

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1700 Class Queensland's Great Trains
2. ^ Clyde/GM 1700 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group

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