The 1900 class railcars are a class of self-propelled railcars built by

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, Granville for the

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in 1956.

History

In 1956 two 1900 class railmotor prototypes were constructed by

, Granville using Budd construction techniques. The railmotors suffered from continuous gearbox problems and

elected to purchase 2000 class rail motors instead. RM1900 was stripped down for an overhaul in the mid 1980s but the work didn't proceed and it was scrapped in August 1988. RM1901 is retained by

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as part of its Heritage Fleet. It is used for heritage tours and occasionally used for track inspections. When not required for use it is stored at the

Workshops Rail Museum The Queensland Museum Rail Workshops (formerly the Workshops Rail Museum) is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland, located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops and tells the story of more than 150 years of Rail transport in Que ...

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References

External links

Great Trains gallery
{{QueenslandLocos, state=collapsed Railcars of Queensland Train-related introductions in 1956