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These trains were used on most
Brisbane's suburban lines as well as country lines, especially in North Queensland. On suburban lines, they usually ran with two diesel powered railmotors at each end and one or more non powered trailer cars between the two. However, the 1800 class were not popular with
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Rail motors 1800 1803 1804 1807 1808 1811 1812 1815 1816 1819 1820 1823 Trailer passenger 1801 1802 1805 1806 1809 1810 1813 1814 1817 1818 1821 1822
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passengers as they featured uncomfortable seating, poor riding qualities and inadequate ventilation for
Queensland's humid subtropical climate.
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5 (one complete railmotor, three privately owned railmotor bodies without bogies and one privately owned trailer passenger without bogies)
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Used as the QR Commissioners Car in the 1980s. Demotored in 1991, reclassified TP1811 for use as a trailer on the
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329:. Three railmotor bodies without bogies and one trailer passenger body also without bogies are privately owned.
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Railmotor, 4 side doors plus 1 rear end door. Trailer passenger. 4 side doors plus 2 end doors, one at each end.
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Hydraulic
Coupling Wilson Epicyclic Type 5.8. 4 speed electro pnematic self selecting 4 speed gearbox.
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Two trailer carriages, one of which is converted from a railmotor, remain in service on the
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A new 1800 Class railmotor on the traverser at
Commonwealth Engineering Granville NSW 1952.
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M1800 P47 Queensland
Railways Mechanical Engineers Branch Ipswich Qld. drawn 26/11/1952
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Destination Sth
Brisbane: An illustrated history of the Southside railways of Brisbane
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2 (one railmotor, converted to a trailer passenger and one trailer passenger)
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Front power bogie 762 mm (2 ft 6 inches). Rear bogie 838 mm (2 ft 9 inches)
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placed an order for 12 aluminium two-carriage 1800 class railmotors with
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New 1800 Class
Railmotor at Commonwealth Engineering Granville NSW 1952.
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1800 Class railmotor trailer cars 1809 and 1811 behind RM93 on the
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Comeng: A History of
Commonwealth Engineering Volume 1: 1921–1955
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were a class of self-propelled diesel railmotors built by
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Front: Drewry Power Bogie. Rear: Ride
Control A.3. bogie.
951:. Australia: Australian Railway Hist, Soc. p. 106.
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Queensland Rail diesel rail motors and multiple units
926:. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 203–206.
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1265:Queensland Railways diesel locomotives
1008:Queensland Railways steam locomotives
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140:14.885 mtrs (48 ft 10 1/4 inches)
1016:Double Boilered Cross locomotive
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188:23.217 tonnes (22 tons 17 cwt)
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962:The 1800 Class "Blue Lagoons"
238:Double buffer and chain link.
148:2.83 mtrs (9 ft 3 3/8 inches)
1682:Rail transport in Queensland
947:Kerr, and Armstrong (1978).
618:In use as a trailer on the
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964:Queendsland's Great Trains
706:Body privately owned near
685:Body privately owned near
521:Body privately owned near
164:1.041 mtrs (3 ft 5 inches)
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293:Commonwealth Engineering
269:Commonwealth Engineering
255:3 ft 6 in
42:Commonwealth Engineering
1619:BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
1503:electric multiple units
748:Rosewood Railway Museum
327:Rosewood Railway Museum
1703:Railcars of Queensland
265:1800 class railmotors
1454:electric locomotives
390:adding missing items
317:, operating between
1530:Electric Tilt Train
922:Dunn, John (2006).
289:Queensland Railways
277:Queensland Railways
126:Queensland Railways
388:; you can help by
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899:October 1985
889:30 June 1954
873:30 June 1954
857:30 June 1954
835:30 June 1954
823:October 1985
769:October 1985
735:26 June 1953
719:26 June 1953
698:26 June 1953
674:26 June 1953
622:since 1980.
571:19 July 1975
442:October 1985
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307:Preservation
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215:Transmission
207:Power output
161:Floor height
66:Number built
38:Manufacturer
15:
1641:locomotives
1639:Downer Rail
1621:locomotives
1583:locomotives
1196:C13 Baldwin
1146:B11 Baldwin
1126:A12 (small)
1111:A10 Neilson
1106:A10 Ipswich
1101:A10 Fairlie
1096:A10 Baldwin
1046:6D11½ Motor
1041:6D11½ Crane
244:Track gauge
58:Constructed
1625:Electric:
1607:Electric:
909:References
663:Gulflander
641:March 1972
620:Gulflander
598:March 1972
414:In service
397:March 2023
386:incomplete
361:Gulflander
314:Gulflander
202:6L3 diesel
137:Car length
1658:Carriages
1471:3500/3600
1466:3300/3400
1461:3100/3200
1056:6D13½ Abt
1036:4D11½ Abt
845:June 1979
576:July 1976
417:Withdrawn
319:Normanton
297:Granville
273:Granville
122:Operators
61:1952–1954
52:Granville
1697:Category
1645:Diesel:
1589:Diesel:
1201:C13 Dubs
708:Ebenezer
420:Scrapped
275:for the
114:Capacity
48:Built at
1452:Aurizon
885:RM1823
869:TP1822
853:TP1821
831:RM1820
809:RM1819
793:TP1818
777:TP1817
755:RM1816
731:RM1815
715:TP1814
694:TP1813
670:RM1812
649:RM1811
627:TP1810
606:TP1809
584:RM1808
562:RM1807
546:TP1806
530:TP1805
506:RM1804
482:RM1803
466:TP1802
450:TP1801
428:RM1800
369:Summary
333:Gallery
323:Croydon
283:History
200:Gardner
198:Single
98:Diagram
1551:McKeen
930:
687:Gympie
499:Wondai
423:Notes
411:Number
224:Bogies
185:Weight
153:Height
1627:BMACC
1191:BB18¼
1061:6D13½
523:Dalby
169:Doors
145:Width
1566:2000
1561:1900
1556:1800
1491:3900
1486:3800
1481:3700
1476:3551
1432:4100
1427:4000
1422:2800
1417:2700
1412:2600
1407:2470
1402:2450
1397:2400
1392:2370
1387:2350
1382:2300
1377:2250
1372:2170
1367:2150
1362:2141
1357:2130
1352:2100
1347:1720
1342:1700
1337:1620
1332:1600
1327:1550
1322:1502
1317:1460
1312:1450
1307:1400
1302:1300
1297:1270
1292:1250
1287:1225
1282:1200
1277:1170
1272:1150
1246:PB15
1241:DD17
1231:CC19
1186:B18¼
1176:B16½
1166:B13½
1136:AC16
1086:8D15
1081:8D11
1076:6D17
1071:6D16
1066:6D15
1051:6D13
1031:4D10
1026:4D10
928:ISBN
321:and
263:The
1651:PRA
1647:LDP
1535:NGR
1525:IMU
1520:SMU
1515:ICE
1510:EMU
1251:ASG
1236:D17
1226:C19
1221:C18
1216:C17
1211:C16
1206:C15
1181:B17
1171:B15
1161:B13
1156:B12
1151:B11
1141:B9½
1131:A14
1121:A12
1116:A11
1021:4D9
392:.
1699::
1671:SX
1669:,
1665:,
1649:,
1637:/
1609:71
1603:88
1601:,
1599:83
1597:,
1595:PH
1593:,
1591:PN
1442:DH
1437:DL
750:.
710:.
689:.
665:.
525:.
501:.
295:,
279:.
271:,
1667:L
1663:M
994:e
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