Queensland Railways 1620 class

The Queensland Railways 1620 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric at Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969. It was an evolution of the 1600 class fitted with a hood nose, and it is similar to the New Zealand Railways DI class, which came from the same Rocklea works. The locomotives worked in Central and North Queensland and also hauled commuter trains in Brisbane. The class was withdrawn in the mid 1990s, and some were sold to John Holland and exported to Malaysia and the Philippines. Six have been preserved, including 1620, which is kept in the Queensland Rail Heritage Fleet at the Workshops Rail Museum in North Ipswich and restored for main line operation.