About The North Coast Railway line (NCL) is a 1,681-kilometre (1,045 mi) 1067 mm gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton. Along the way, the 1680 km railway passes through the numerous towns and cities of eastern Queensland including Nambour, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville. The line goes through the centre of Rockhampton and runs down the middle of Denison Street. Named Services Sunshine Express (1935 - 1953) Capricorinan (1970 - 1993) Spirit of Capricorn (1989 - 2003) Sunlander (1953 - 2014) Spirit of the Outback (1993 - current) Spirit of Queensland (2013 - current) there were also several mail trains Steam Locomotives 6D13½ class Builder: North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR) Total Produced: 6 Years built: 1904 - 1905 B18¼ Builder: North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR), Walkers Limited Total Produced: 83 Years built: 1926 - 1947 BB18¼ Builder: Vulcan Foundry, Walkers Limited Total Produced: 55 Years built: 1950 - 1958 Beyer-Garratt class Builder: Beyer, Peacock & Company, Société Franco-Belge Total Produced: 30 Years built: 1950 - 1951 C16 class Builder: Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co, North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR), Toowoomba Foundry, Walkers Limited Total Produced: 152 Years built: 1903 - 1918 C17 class Builder: North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR), Armstrong Whitworth, Clyde Engineering, Walkers Limited, Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co Total Produced: 227 Years built: 1920 - 1953 C19 class Builder: North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR), Walkers Limited Total Produced: 26 Years built: 1922 - 1935 D17 class Builder: Walkers Limited, North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR) Total Produced: 30 Years built: 1924 - 1942 DD17 class Builder: North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR) Total Produced: 1948 - 1952 Years built: 12 PB15 class Builder: Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co, North Ipswich Railway Workshops (QR), Kitson & Co, Toowoomba Foundry, Walkers Limited Total Produced: 233 Years built:1899 - 1926 Diesel Locomotives 1150 class Builder: GE Transportation, A Goninan & Co Total Produced: 13 Years Built: 1952 - 1956 Prime mover: Cooper Bessemer FVL12T Power Output: 820 kW (1,100 hp) 1170 class Builder: Walkers Limited Total Produced: 12 Years Built: 1956 - 1958 Prime mover: Cooper Bessemer FWL6T Power Output: 477 kW (640 hp) 1200 class Builder: English Electric Total Produced: 10 Years Built: 1953 - 1954 Prime mover: 12SVT Mk II Power Output: 1,100 hp (820 kW) net 1250 class Builder: English Electric Total Produced: 17 Years Built: 1959 - 1963 Prime mover: 12SVT Mk II Power Output: 1,240 hp (920 kW) net (1250-1254), 1,390 hp (1,040 kW) net (1255-1266) 1270 class Builder: English Electric Total Produced: 30 Years Built: 1964 - 1966 Prime mover: 12SVT Mk II Power Output: 1,145 kW (1,540 hp) 1300 Builder: English Electric Total Produced: 45 Years Built: 1967 - 1972 Prime mover: 12CSVT Mk II Power Output: 1,800 hp (1,340 kW) net 1400 class & 1450 class Builder: Clyde Engineering Total Produced: 13 (1400), 10 (1450) Years Built: 1955 - 1957 (1400), 1957 - 1958 (1450) Prime mover: EMD 12-567C Power Output: 977 kW (1,310 hp) 1460 class Builder: Clyde Engineering Total Produced: 42 Years Built: 1964 - 1966 Prime mover: EMD 12-567C Power Output: 977 kW (1,310 hp) 1502 class Builder: Clyde Engineering Total Produced: 29 Years Built: 1967 - 1969 Prime mover: EMD 12-645E Power Output: 1,119 kW (1,501 hp)
1600 class Builder: English Electric Total Produced: 34 Years Built: 1967 - 1969 Prime mover: 6CSRKT mark II Power Output: 755 kW (1,012 hp) gross 1720 class Builder: Clyde Engineering Total Produced: 56 Years Built: 1966 - 1970 Prime mover: EMD 8-645E Power Output: 745 kilowatts (999 hp) 2100 class Builder: Clyde Engineering Total Produced: 24 Years Built: 1970 - 1973 Prime mover: 16-645E Power Output: 1,491 kW (1,999 hp) 2170 class Builder: Clyde Engineering Total Produced: 45 Years Built: 1982 - 1984 Prime mover: EMD 16-645E Power Output: 1,492 kW (2,001 hp) continuous 2370 Builder: English Electric Total Produced: 4 Years Bults: 1975 Prime Mover: 12CSVT Mk III Power Output: 2,350 hp (1,750 kW) net 2400 class Builder: Clyde Engineering Total Produced: 18 Years Built: 1977 - 1978 Prime mover: EMD 12-645E Power Output: 1,119 kW (1,501 hp) 2800 class Builder: A Goninan & Co Total Produced: 50 Years Built: 1995 - 1998 Prime mover: GE 7FDL-12 Power Output: 2,380 kW (3,190 hp) 2900 class Builder: Progress Rail Total Produced: at least 5 Years Built: 2022 - Current Prime mover: Power Output: 3900 class Builder: Walkers Limited Total Produced: 30 Years Built: 1988 - 1990 Power output: 2890 kW (3880 hp) DH class Builder: Walkers Limited Total Produced: 73 Years Built: 1966 - 1974 Prime mover: Caterpillar D355E Power Output: 347 kW (470 hp) GT42CU AC (PN class) Builder: EDi Rail Total Produced: 50 (for Pacific National) Years Built: 1999 - 2005 Prime mover: EMD 12N-710G3B-ES Power output: 2460 kW (3300 hp) Railcars, Long distance and Electric multiple units. 1800 class Builder: Commonwealth Engineering Total Produced: 24 (12 railmotors, 12 trailers) Years Built: 1952 - 1954 Prime mover: 1 x Gardner 6L3 diesel Power output: 114 kW (153 hp) 1900 class Builder: Comeng Total Produced: 2 Years Built: 1956 Prime mover: 2 x AEC AH590 Power output: 250 horsepower 2000 class Builder: North Ipswitch Railway Workshops (QR), Commonwealth Engineering Total Produced: 42 Years Built: 1956 - 1971 Prime mover: 125 hp (93 kW) AEC (2000-2001), 150 hp (110 kW) Rolls-Royce (2002-2057) Power Output: see prime mover Electric Tilt Train Builder: Walkers Limited Total Produced: 2 x 6 car sets Years Built 1997 - 1998 Power output: 2.72 MW (3,650 hp) Diesel Tilt Train Builder EDi Rail Total Produced: 3 sets (7 cars and 2 diesel per set) Years Built: 2003, 2014 Prime mover: German MTU Power output: EMU Builder: Walkers limited Total Produced: 88 x 3 car sets Years Built: 1979 - 1986 Power output: 1.08 MW (1,450 hp) IMU 100 & 120, SMU 200, 220 Builder Walkers Limited, Total Produced: 10 x 3 car units (100), 4 x 3 car units (120), 12 x 3 car units (200), 30 x 3 car units (220) Years Built: 1996–1997 (100), 2001–2002 (120), 1994–1995 (200), 1999–2001 (220). Power output: 1.44 MW (1,930 hp) IMU 160, SMU 260 Builder: Downer EDi Rail, Bombardier Total Produced 28 x 3 car units (160), 36 x 3 car units (260) Years Built: 2007 - 2011 Power output: 1.44 MW (1,930 hp)
NGR Builder: Bombardier Transportation Total Produced: 75 x 6 car units Years Built: 2015 - 2019 Power output: ICE Builder: Walkers Total Produced: 20 carriages (4 - 6 cars per set) Years Built: 1987 - 1989 Power output: 2.16 MW (2,900 hp) Carriages SX carriages Builder: Commonwealth Engineering Total produced: 17 x 7 car sets Years built: 1961 - 1964 steel carriage stock (M and L) Builder: Commonwealth engineering Total produced: 99 (M series), 30 (L series) Years built: 1953 - 1955 (M series), 1981 - 1985 (L series) BU/ BUV carriage (Evans carriages) BL DC carriage CL carriage AAS carriage AL carriage
