Queensland Railways 1700 class

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

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:
• 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

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 They were withdrawn in 2000. 1707 (without bogies) is privately owned and stored at the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway.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.