QR RM55 Rail Motor.
RM55 nicknamed affectionately 'Red Fred'
Year: 1930
Manufacturer: QR (Queensland Railways)
Engine: Gardner 4-cyl diesel
Power: 50hp (38kW)
Gauge 3ft 6in
Rail motors like this were originally converted London Motor Omnibuses, though this example was built by QR, with the motor being upgraded to 43kW soon after entering service. No two units of this type are the same thus verifying their mixed heritage. Red Fred is now in the Australian Railway Historical Society museum at Rosewood in Queensland.