Queensland Railways 1720 class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
Model	Electro-Motive Diesel GL18C
Build date	1966–1970
Total produced	56

Queensland Railways 1720 class
Queensland Railways 1720 class
	Bicentennial liveried 1723 at Moolabin Yard railway station in February 1988
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
Model	Electro-Motive Diesel GL18C
Build date	1966–1970
Total produced	56
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length	13.4 metres (44 ft)
Loco weight	62 tonnes (61 long tons; 68 short tons)§
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	Electro-Motive Diesel 645E
Generator	Electro-Motive Diesel D25
Traction motors	Electro-Motive Diesel CD36
Cylinders	8
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)
Power output	745 kilowatts (999 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	Queensland Railways
Number in class	56
Numbers	1720–1775
First run	October 1966
Current owner	Aurizon, Queensland Rail
Disposition	33 in service, 10 stored, 12 exported, 1 preserved

recorded 8 September 2018

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The 1720 class are a class of diesel locomotives built between 1966 and 1970 by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in Australia.