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The 2150 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1978–1979.
The 2150 class were an evolution of the 2130 class. They differed by having a modular control system and the sandboxes relocated from the nose to the bogies. [1] [2] [3] All were transferred to QR National in 2004, which became Aurizon in 2012.
In 2011, four were sold to TasRail entering service as the 2050 class. [4] In August 2013, seven were exported to South Africa. [5] Three were sold by Aurizon back to Queensland Rail in 2014.