1700 (Frank Archer)
Locomotive numbers: 1700-1711
Model Number: GL8C
| Type | Diesel-Electric |
| Introduced | 1963 |
| Number in class | 12 |
| Manufacturer | Comeng, Rocklea; for Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm |
| Gauge | Narrow |
| Axles | Co-Co |
| Length | 13.36 m |
| Mass | 59 t |
| Engine | EMD 8-567CR |
| Generator | EMD D25E |
| Traction motors | EMD CD36 |
| Power | 652 kW / 875 HP |
| Tractive effort | 180 / 153 kN |
| Speed | 80 / 11 km/h |
The 1700 class are Clyde's equivalent of the 1600/1620 classes, and
started
off being used as branchline locos, based at Roma. Later, they were
used
as shunters in the Brisbane area. Their numbers are slowly declining,
and
the scrapping of most of the remainder of the class has now taken
place.
An interesting point is that some "Trekkies" are concerned about the
fate
of 1701-D - a.k.a. the "Enterprise", which was among those locos
scrapped.
Preserved locomotives:
| 1707 | Privately owned |
| 1710 | QR Heritage Division (cab only; used as simulator) |
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| 1700 | 63-275 | 6/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1701 | 63-276 | 7/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1702 | 63-277 | 8/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1703 | 63-278 | 8/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1704 | 63-279 | 8/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1705 | 63-280 | 9/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1706 | 63-281 | 9/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1707 | 63-282 | 9/1963 | Preserved |
| 1708 | 63-283 | 9/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1709 | 63-284 | 10/1963 | Scrapped |
| 1710 | 63-285 | 10/1963 | Preserved |
| 1711 | 63-286 | 11/1963 | Scrapped |
Introduction
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