Queensland Rail Facts for Kids

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Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail's oldest and newest electric rolling stock. An EMU and an NGR at Altandi station.
Industry	Railway operator
Founded	31 July 1865
Headquarters	Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
Area served	Queensland
Key people	Nick Easy (CEO)
Revenue	$1,881 million (2016/17)
Operating income	$325 million (2016/17)
Net income	$101 million (2016/17)
Number of employees	6,520 (June 2017)
Parent	Queensland Government

Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates suburban and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track.

QR also was responsible for all Queensland freight services and from 2002 operated interstate services under the Australian Railroad Group, Interail and QR National brands. These were all spun out into a separate entity in July 2010 and later privatised as Aurizon.

Fleet

Class	Type	Top speed (km/h)	Built	Number of units	Routes operated	Notes
City network fleet
EMU00	Electric multiple unit	100	1979–1987	40 (September 2019)	City network (except Interurban services)	Currently being progressively retired since 2018. More than half of the fleet (including units 60–79) has been withdrawn.
ICE150	Electric multiple unit	120	1988–1989	4 (August 2019)	City network (Gympie North services only)	Currently being progressively retired since 2018. Units 151, 153, 157 and 158 have been withdrawn from service; spare parts from withdrawn units are being used to keep current ones running.
SMU200	Electric multiple unit	100	1994–1995	11	City network (except Interurban services)
IMU100	Electric multiple unit	140	1996–1997	10	City network
SMU220	Electric multiple unit	100	1999–2001	30	City network (except Interurban services)
IMU120	Electric multiple unit	140	2001	4	City network
IMU160	Electric multiple unit	130	2006–2011	28	City network
SMU260	Electric multiple unit	130	2008–2011	35	City network
NGR700	Electric multiple unit	140	2015–present	70 (September 2019)	City network (except Ferny Grove, Beenleigh, Rosewood & Sunshine Coast lines)	75 on order.
Locomotive fleet
1720 class	Diesel locomotive	100	1966–1970	15	Kuranda Scenic Railway, Traveltrain services and infrastructure trains.	Ususally used as a non-driving unit on Traveltrain services.
2150 class	Diesel locomotive	100	1966–1970	6	Traveltrain services and infrastructure trains.
2400 class	Diesel locomotive	100	1966–1970	5	Traveltrain services and infrastructure trains.
2470 class	Diesel locomotive	100	1980–1983	5	Traveltrain services and infrastructure trains.
Traveltrain fleet
Electric Tilt Train	Tilting electric multiple unit	160	1997	2	North Coast line (as far as Rockhampton)
Diesel Tilt Train	Tilting diesel multiple unit	160	2003, 2014	3	North Coast line
Tourist train fleet
DL class	Diesel locomotive	50	1961	1		DL4 used as backup for the Gulflander's RM 93.
45 hp rail motor	Railmotor	40	1931	1		RM60 based at Normanton, used for charters.
102 hp rail motor	Railmotor	50	1950	1	Gulflander	RM93 based at Normanton, used for weekly Gulflander service. RM93 was converted to the General Manager's Inspection Car for the Central Division in 1972. It was then modifed back to full railmotor seating capacity in 1981, and arrived in Normanton in 1982.
1800 class	Railmotor (trailers)	50	1952–1954	2	Gulflander	RM1809 is used on the Gulflander tourist railway as a trailer car. RM1811 was orginally designated as RM1811, meaning it was a power car. It was formerly used as the commissioner's car and has upgraded suspension to this day.
Heritage fleet
A10 class	Steam locomotive	40	1865–1866	2		No. 6 operational, Australia's oldest operational steam locomotive. Usually placed on display at the Workshops Rail Museum when not required for special trains. No. 3 lasted in service until 1914, and has been retained for preservation and displayed at several locations; it is currently being restored to operation at the Workshops Rail Museum.
B13 class	Steam locomotive	112	1883-1895	1		No. 48 located in a storage shed at the Workshops Rail Museum and awaits removal of boiler lagging and repainting before it can be publicly displayed.
B15 class	Steam locomotive	98	1889-1899	1		No. 290 located in a storage shed at the Workshops Rail Museum. It is awaiting removal of boiler lagging and repainting before it can be publicly displayed.
PB15 class	Steam locomotive	65	1899–1926	2		No. 732 being overhauled. No. 444 now displayed at the entrance to the Ipswich Railway Workshops Museum.
B13 1/2 class	Steam locomotive	6	1904-1905	1		No. 398 known as Pompey is now on display at The Workshops Rail Museum.
C17 class	Steam locomotive	80	1920–1953	3		No. 974 operational (currently on hire to Mary Valley Rattler). No. 1000 being restored to working order. No. 2 located in a storage shed at Workshops Rail Museum awaiting removal of boiler lagging and repainting before it can be publicly displayed.
C19 class	Steam locomotive	26	1922-1935	1		No. 700 located in a storage shed at Workshops Rail Museum awaiting removal of boiler lagging and repainting before it can be publicly displayed.
B18¼ class	Steam locomotive	83	1926-1947	1		No. 771 located in a storage shed at Workshops Rail Museum awaiting removal of boiler lagging and repainting before it can be publicly displayed.
DL class	Diesel locomotive	50	1939	1		On display at the Workshops Rail Museum. Queensland's first diesel locomotive.
AC16 class	Steam locomotive	80	1943	1		No. 221A having boiler tubes replaced. (USATC S118 Class)
DD17 class	Steam locomotive	80	1948–1952	1		No. 1051 is currently undertaking heavy overhaul including brakes, boiler and cabin.
Beyer-Garratt	Steam locomotive	80	1950–1951	1		No. 1009 stored. Restoration aborted due to insufficent parts, tools, workers and money.
BB18¼ class	Steam locomotive	80	1950–1958	2		No. 1079 operational. No. 1089 under light overhaul.
1150 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1952	1		1159 stored pending restoration.
1400 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1955	1		1407 stored pending restoration.
1170 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1956	1		1170 stored pending restoration.
1900 class	Railmotor	80	1956	1		1901 operational, also used as inspection and hired tourist vehicles.
2000 class	Railmotor	80	1956–1971	6		2034 and 2036 operational, also used as inspection and hired tourist vehicles. 2057 is awaiting mainline certification before being re-introduced into the operational QR Heritage fleet with some new modifications; including Disabled Access and Toilet facilities. 2005, 2024 and 2031 are currently stored.
1450 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1957	3		1450, 1455 and 1459 stored pending restoration.
1250 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1959	1		1262 on display at Workshops Rail Museum.
SX carriages	Passenger car	80	1961–1962	7		Formed into one 7-car set. Currently under light restoration to replace floors. A second set is also on site.
1600 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1962	1		1603 stored pending restoration.
1700 class	Diesel locomotive	12	1963	1		1710's cab used as a driving simulator at the Workshops Rail Museum.
1460 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1964	1		1461 operational.
1270 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1964	2		1270 stored pending restoration. 1281 is on display at the Workshops Rail Museum.
DH class	Diesel locomotive	50	1966	2		DH2 and DH71 stored.
1620 class	Diesel locomotive	80	1967	1		1620 operational.
Special cars
	Vice-Regal Car	80	1903	1		Car 445 is a special saloon retained for use by the Governor of Queensland and is still considered a working item of rollingstock in the QR fleet, however it is on permanent loan to Workshops Rail Museum.

This table only includes locomotives owned by Queensland Rail. QR also hires locomotives from Aurizon as required.

Images for kids

Queensland Rail network (interactive map)
2470 class at Corinda in the original diesel livery in February 1998
EMU01 at Ferny Grove station on the first electric service in Brisbane in November 1979
EMU03 at Sunshine in October 2016
Interail 42107 in Somerton, Victoria in November 2007
Abram Fitzgibbon, circa 1863
James Walker Davidson, 1918

Queensland Rail facts for kids

Fleet

Images for kids

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