Queensland Railways 1800 class rail motor


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

History

In 1949 the Queensland Railways placed an order for 12 aluminium two-carriage 1800 class railmotors with Commonwealth Engineering, Granville. Each set comprised a power car and trailer car.
Two trailer carriages remain in service on the Gulflander, operating between Normanton and Croydon, and one motor car is preserved at the Rosewood Railway Museum. The bodies of four others are privately owned.

Summary

NumberIn serviceWithdrawnScrappedNotes
RM180023 11 195216 1 1979
TP180123 11 1952
TP180223 11 1952
RM180323 11 195215 2 1979Body privately owned at Wondai.
RM180428 1 195323 2 1980Body privately owned near Dalby.
TP180528 1 1953
TP180628 1 1953
RM180728 1 195319 7 1975
RM180829 3 195315 2 1969
TP180929 3 1953In use as a trailer on the Gulflander since 1980.
TP181029 3 195315 2 1969
RM181129 3 1953Used as the QR Commissioners Car in the 1980s. Demotored in 1991, reclassified TP1811 for use as a trailer on the Gulflander.
RM181226 6 195320 11 1978Body privately owned near Gympie.
TP181326 6 1953Body privately owned near Ebenezer.
TP181426 6 1953
RM181526 6 195310 10 1978Preserved at the Rosewood Railway Museum.
RM181620 9 195315 11 1976
TP181720 9 1953
TP181820 9 1953
RM181920 9 195318 2 1979
RM182030 6 195414 11 1974
TP182130 6 1954
TP182230 6 1954
RM182330 6 195413 3 1972