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Queensland Railways 1800 class rail motor information


Queensland Railways 1800 class railmotor
A new 1800 Class railmotor on the traverser at Commonwealth Engineering Granville NSW 1952.
ManufacturerCommonwealth Engineering
Built atGranville
Constructed1952–1954
Number built24 (12 railmotors and 12 trailer passenger)
Number in service2 (one railmotor, converted to a trailer passenger and one trailer passenger)
Number preserved5 (one complete railmotor, three privately owned railmotor bodies without bogies and one privately owned trailer passenger without bogies)
Number scrapped17 (7 railmotors and 10 trailer passenger)
DiagramM1800 P47 Queensland Railways Mechanical Engineers Branch Ipswich Qld. drawn 26/11/1952
Fleet numbersRail motors 1800 1803 1804 1807 1808 1811 1812 1815 1816 1819 1820 1823 Trailer passenger 1801 1802 1805 1806 1809 1810 1813 1814 1817 1818 1821 1822
Capacity55 passengers
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Specifications
Car length14.885 mtrs (48 ft 10 1/4 inches)
Width2.83 mtrs (9 ft 3 3/8 inches)
Height3.763 mtrs (12 ft 4 1/16 inches)
Floor height1.041 mtrs (3 ft 5 inches)
DoorsRailmotor, 4 side doors plus 1 rear end door. Trailer passenger. 4 side doors plus 2 end doors, one at each end.
Wheel diameterFront power bogie 762 mm (2 ft 6 inches). Rear bogie 838 mm (2 ft 9 inches)
Weight23.217 tonnes (22 tons 17 cwt)
Prime mover(s)Single Gardner 6L3 diesel
Power output114 kW (153 hp)
TransmissionHydraulic Coupling Wilson Epicyclic Type 5.8. 4 speed electro pnematic self selecting 4 speed gearbox.
BogiesFront: Drewry Power Bogie. Rear: Ride Control A.3. bogie.
Coupling systemDouble buffer and chain link.
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 1800 class railmotors were a class of self-propelled diesel railmotors built by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville for the Queensland Railways.

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