Queensland Railways 2000 class railmotor | |
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In service | 1956 - Present |
Manufacturer | North Ipswich Railway Workshops Commonwealth Engineering |
Built at | Ipswich Rocklea |
Constructed | 1956-1971 |
Number built | 42 |
Number in service | 5 |
Number preserved | 22 |
Number scrapped | 15 |
Formation | Up to four cars |
Fleet numbers | 2000-2034, 2036, 2038, 2040, 2051, 2053, 2055, 2057 |
Capacity | 54 passengers 42 passengers (with luggage compartment) 52 passengers (intermediate cars) |
Operators | Queensland Railways, Aurizon |
Depots | Current:
Edge Hill (Cairns), Longreach, Ipswich Workshops Former: Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Mayne, Redbank, Ipswich, Toowoomba |
Specifications | |
Car length | 55 ft (17 m) |
Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Entry | Platform level and step |
Doors | 2 |
Wheel diameter | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) |
Wheelbase | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Maximum speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
Weight | 21.3 t (21.0 long tons; 23.5 short tons) (2000-2001) 22 t (22 long tons; 24 short tons) (2002-2057) |
Axle load | 5.5 TAL |
Prime mover(s) | 125 hp (93 kW) AEC (2000-2001) 150 hp (110 kW) Rolls-Royce (2002-2057) |
Coupling system | Screw and Hook, Emergency attachable coupler |
Multiple working | Within Class |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 2000 class railcars are a class of self-propelled railcars built by Commonwealth Engineering, Rocklea for the Queensland Railways between 1956 and 1971.