The 1450 class was a class of diesel locomotive built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for Queensland Railways in 1957–1958.
History The 1450 class was an evolution of the 1400 class, being built as a Co-Co instead of an A1A-A1A. This increased the weight by but improved the tractive effort. They mainly operated in South East Queensland.1400 & 1450 Class Queensland's Great TrainsClyde/GM 1450 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group To accommodate the Co-Co bogies, the unit was lengthened on both ends. The Sarmiento Railway in Argentina operated similarly lengthened G12s, officially designated the GR12. The South American units differed from the Australian ones in having only the No. 1 end hood lengthened. The first was withdrawn in December 1986. Three have been preserved by Queensland Rail's Heritage Division, and are stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich:Diesel Locomotives Association of Tourist Railways Queensland 13 March 2011
Status table Number Serialnumber In service Withdrawn Scrapped Notes 145057-172Preserved 145157-176 145257-177 145357-178 145457-180 145557-181Preserved 145658-183 145758-184 145858-185 145958-186Preserved
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