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New Zealand DQ and QR class locomotives information


DQ and QR class
DQ6324 at Palmerston North
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering, Eagle Farm, Australia
ModelElectro-Motive Diesel G12 (1460)/G22C (1502)
Build date1964 - 1969
RebuilderHutt Workshops
Rebuild date1996 - 1999
Number rebuilt16 (DQ), 6 (QR)
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheelbase13.55 m (44 ft 5 in) between bogies
2.58 m (8 ft 6 in) between axles in each bogie
Length16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Loco weight92 tonnes (91 long tons; 101 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverElectro-Motive Diesel 645E
Engine typeV12 2 stroke diesel
GeneratorElectro-Motive Diesel D25 or D32T
Traction motorsElectro-Motive Diesel D29
Cylinders12
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output1,120 kW (1,500 hp)
Tractive effort1460: 1,065 kW (1,428 hp)
1502: 1,230 kW (1,650 hp)
Career
OperatorsTranz Rail, RRL Grindrod, TasRail
Number in class25 (1460: 21 1502: 4)
16 rebuilt as DQ class, 6 as QR class, 3 spares only
Numbers6007 - 6036 (1502s)
6324 - 6416 (1460s)
Delivered12 September 1995 – 25 June 1997
First runAugust 1996 – October 1999
Last runMarch 2013 (NZ)
RetiredMay 1998 – March 2013 (NZ)
2015 - present (Tasmania)
WithdrawnMay 1998 – March 2013 (NZ)
2015 - present (Tasmania)
Current ownerRRL Grindrod
TasRail
Disposition14 in service
6 stored
4 scrapped
1 undergoing conversion to driving trailer

The DQ and QR class were a class of diesel locomotives in New Zealand and Tasmania, Australia. Originally built by Clyde Engineering in the 1960s as Queensland Rail 1460 and 1502 class locomotives, they were purchased by Tranz Rail in 1995 to be rebuilt, as a cheaper alternative to buying new locomotives.

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