Queensland Railways 2450 class

Class of 18 Australian diesel-electric locomotives

Queensland Railways 2450 class

| Type and origin

Power type| Diesel-electric
Builder| Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
Serial number| 79-915 to 79-926
80-946 to 80-951
Model| EMD GL22C-2
Build date| 1979-1980
Total produced| 18
Rebuilder| Redbank Railway Workshops
Rebuild date| 1999-2002
Number rebuilt| 17
| Specifications

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| EMD 12-645E
Engine type| V12 Diesel engine
Aspiration| Roots blower
Generator| EMD AR10-D14
Traction motors| EMD D29
Cylinders| 12
| Performance figures

Power output| 1,119 kW (1,501 hp)
| Career

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.

## History[edit]

The 2450 class were an evolution of the 2400 class. They differed in having air-conditioning, aluminium cabinet doors and upgraded generators.[1][2][3]

Between 1999 and 2002, seventeen were rebuilt as 2300 class locomotives at Redbank Railway Workshops.[4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 283\. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
2. ^ 1550, 2400, 2300, 2500 Class Queensland's Great Trains
3. ^ Clyde/GM 2400 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
4. ^ Clyde/GM 2300 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
5. ^ 2300 Class Railpage

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