Queensland Railways 1502 class


The 1502 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969.

History

The 1502 class was an evolution of the 1460 class fitted with a more powerful Electro-Motive Diesel 645E engine and upgraded generators and traction motors. They operated services in South East Queensland including suburban trains in Brisbane.
In 1996 four were sold to Tranz Rail in New Zealand. After rebuilding at Hutt Workshops, they were placed in service with the Australian Transport Network in Tasmania as the DQ2000 class.
All had been withdrawn by 1999. In 2002 six were overhauled and fitted with bogies from FreightCorp 49 class locomotives for use by Interail in New South Wales as the 423 class.
In 2005 seven have been exported to Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, Chile. In 2006 two were rebuilt and transferred to Australian Railroad Group for use in Western Australia as the AD class.

Class register

NumberIntroducedWithdrawnStatus/Notes
1502Modified by Tranz Rail as QR 3032. Operated by Tasrail in Tasmania as DQ 2004. Now withdrawn.
1503Now scrapped.
1504Rebuilt as 42301 for Interail. Now withdrawn.
1505Now scrapped in 2011
1506Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1452.
1507Rebuilt as 42302 for Interail. Now withdrawn.
1508Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6036. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2003. Now withdrawn.
1509Now stored in Antofagasta
1510Now stored in Antofagasta.
1511Now stored in Antofagasta.
1512Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1456.
1513Rebuilt by the Australian Railroad Group in Western Australia as AD 1520. Now owned by APEX Industrial and shipped to South Africa.
1514Rebuilt by the Australian Railroad Group in Western Australia as AD 1520. Now owned by APEX Industrial and shipped to South Africa.
1515Now stored in Antofagasta.
1516Now stored in Antofagasta.
1517Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1454.
1518Rebuilt as 42303 for Interail. Now withdrawn.
1519Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1457.
1520Rebuilt as 42306 for QR National. Now withdrawn.
1521Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 15215. Later renumbered as DQ 6007. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2001.
1522Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6013. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2002.
1523Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1455.
1524Rebuilt as 42304 for Interail. Now withdrawn.
1525Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1453.
1526Rebuilt as 42305 for QR National. Now withdrawn.
1527Now stored in Antofagasta.
1528Now stored in Antofagasta.
1529Now Stored in Antofagasta
1530Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1458.