Queensland Railways 1800 class rail motor

Queensland Railways 1800 class railmotor
1809 and 1811 behind RM93 on the Gulflander
Manufacturer	Commonwealth Engineering
Built at	Granville
Number built	24
Number in service	2
Number preserved	4
Number scrapped	18
Operator(s)	Queensland Railways
Specifications
Prime mover(s)	Gardner 6L3
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 1800 class railcars were a class of self-propelled railcars built by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville for the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1949 the Queensland Railways placed an order for 12 aluminium two-carriage 1800 class railmotors with Commonwealth Engineering, Granville. Each set comprised a power car (RM - "Rail Motor") and trailer car (TP - "Trailer Passenger").^[1]

Two trailer carriages remain in service on the Gulflander, operating between Normanton and Croydon, and one motor car is preserved at the Rosewood Railway Museum.^[2] The bodies of three others are privately owned.

Summary

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Number	In service	Withdrawn	Scrapped	Notes
RM1800	23 November 1952	16 January 1979	October 1985
TP1801	23 November 1952
TP1802	23 November 1952
RM1803	23 November 1952	15 February 1979	October 1985
RM1804	28 January 1953	23 February 1980		Body privately owned near Dalby.
TP1805	28 January 1953
TP1806	28 January 1953
RM1807	28 January 1953	19 July 1975	July 1976
RM1808	29 March 1953	15 February 1969	March 1972
TP1809	29 March 1953			In use as a trailer on the Gulflander since 1980.
TP1810	29 March 1953	15 February 1969	March 1972
RM1811	29 March 1953			Used as the QR Commissioners Car in the 1980s. Demotored in 1991, reclassified TP1811 for use as a trailer on the Gulflander.
RM1812	26 June 1953	20 November 1978		Body privately owned near Gympie.
TP1813	26 June 1953			Body privately owned near Ebenezer.
TP1814	26 June 1953
RM1815	26 June 1953	10 October 1978		Preserved at the Rosewood Railway Museum.
RM1816	20 September 1953	15 November 1976	October 1985
TP1817	20 September 1953
TP1818	20 September 1953
RM1819	20 September 1953	18 February 1979	October 1985
RM1820	30 June 1954	14 November 1974	June 1979
TP1821	30 June 1954
TP1822	30 June 1954
RM1823	30 June 1954	13 March 1972	October 1985

References

1. Dunn, John (2006). Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 1: 1921-1955. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 203–206. ISBN 1877058424.
2. The 1800 Class "Blue Lagoons" Queendsland's Great Trains