1251 (Frank Archer)
1293 (Frank Archer)
| Locomotive numbers: | 1250-1266 1270-1299 |
| Model Number: | MCH193C (1250) M153CX (1270) |
| Type | Diesel-Electric |
| Introduced | 1959 (1250) 1964 (1270) |
| Number in class | 17 (1250) 30 (1270) |
| Manufacturer | EE |
| Gauge | Narrow |
| Axles | Co-Co |
| Length | 16.13 m |
| Mass | 91 t (1250) 85 t (1270) |
| Engine | EE 12SVT |
| Generator | EE 822 |
| Traction motors | EE 525 |
| Power | 1035 kW / 1390 HP (1250-1254) 1145 kW / 1535 HP (1255-1266; 1270) |
| Tractive effort | 227 / 182 kN (1250-1254) 254 / 185 kN (1255-1266) 272 / 215 kN (1270) |
| Speed | 80 / 17 km/h (1250 class) 80 / 14 km/h (1270 class) |
Both the 1250 and 1270 classes saw use for ore traffic on the Mt Isa
line,
with the latter also being used for Moura coal traffic. They were also
used
on general freight traffic. Nearly all have now been scrapped.
Parts from 1252 and 1253 were used in the rebuild of 1208 to 1225.
Preserved locomotives:
| 1262 | QR Heritage Division - cutaway display |
| 1263 | ARHS Qld |
| 1270 | QR Heritage Division |
| 1281 | QR Heritage Division |
Named locomotives:
| 1281 | Century |
1281 was named to mark the centenary of the first railway in
Queensland.
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| 1250 | A-025 | 7/1959 | Scrapped |
| 1251 | A-026 | 8/1959 | Scrapped |
| 1252 | A-027 | 9/1959 | Scrapped |
| 1253 | A-028 | 11/1959 | Scrapped |
| 1254 | A-029 | 12/1959 | Scrapped |
| 1255 | A-043 | 9/1960 | Scrapped |
| 1256 | A-044 | 11/1960 | Scrapped |
| 1257 | A-045 | 11/1960 | Scrapped |
| 1258 | A-046 | 12/1960 | Scrapped |
| 1259 | A-047 | 1/1961 | Scrapped |
| 1260 | A-048 | 9/1961 | Scrapped |
| 1261 | A-049 | 9/1961 | Scrapped |
| 1262 | A-050 | 10/1961 | Preserved |
| 1263 | A-051 | 11/1961 | Preserved |
| 1264 | A-052 | 4/1962 | Scrapped |
| 1265 | A-073 | 7/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1266 | A-074 | 7/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1270 | A-092 | 10/1964 | Preserved |
| 1271 | A-090 | 11/1964 | Scrapped |
| 1272 | A-091 | 11/1964 | Scrapped |
| 1273 | A-093 | 12/1964 | Scrapped |
| 1274 | A-094 | 12/1964 | Scrapped |
| 1275 | A-095 | 1/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1276 | A-098 | 4/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1277 | A-099 | 4/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1278 | A-100 | 5/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1279 | A-101 | 5/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1280 | A-102 | 6/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1281 | A-103 | 7/1965 | Preserved |
| 1282 | A-108 | 12/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1283 | A-113 | 2/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1284 | A-107 | 12/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1285 | A-106 | 11/1965 | Scrapped |
| 1286 | A-112 | 2/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1287 | A-115 | 3/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1288 | A-114 | 4/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1289 | A-117 | 4/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1290 | A-119 | 4/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1291 | A-120 | 5/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1292 | A-122 | 6/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1293 | A-123 | 6/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1294 | A-126 | 6/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1295 | A-127 | 7/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1296 | A-128 | 7/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1297 | A-129 | 7/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1298 | A-130 | 8/1966 | Scrapped |
| 1299 | A-131 | 8/1966 | Scrapped |
Introduction
© Copyright John Cleverdon