Class of 18 Australian diesel-electric locomotives
Queensland Railways 2450 class Performance figures Power output 1,119 kW (1,501 hp)
The 2450 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering , Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1979–1980.
History The 2450 class were an evolution of the 2400 class . They differed in having air-conditioning, aluminium cabinet doors and upgraded generators.[1] [2] [3]
Between 1999 and 2002, seventeen were rebuilt as 2300 class locomotives at Redbank Railway Workshops .[4] [5]
References
^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s . Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 283. ISBN 0-730100-05-7 ^ 1550, 2400, 2300, 2500 Class Queensland's Great Trains
^ Clyde/GM 2400 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
^ Clyde/GM 2300 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
^ 2300 Class Railpage