Queensland Railways 1200 class

The Queensland Railways 1200 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric at Bradford for Queensland Railways in 1953 and 1954. The locomotives were rostered to haul The Sunlander between Brisbane and Cairns, The Westlander between Brisbane and Roma and The Inlander from Townsville to Mount Isa. A sun visor added in 1961 helped reduce glare, and the class was withdrawn as locomotives became due for heavy overhauls in the late 1970s. In 1984 locomotive 1208 was rebuilt using parts from 1250 class locomotives 1252 and 1253, including a more powerful 1,145 kW engine to replace the original 962 kW English Electric 12SVT, and it was renumbered 1225; it remained in service until 1987. Locomotive 1200 has been preserved by the Australian Railway Historical Society and is stored at the Redbank Railway Workshops.