▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁ 4 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 2 ▁were ▁rep aint ed ▁blue . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁all ▁were ▁rep aint ed ▁Indian ▁red . ▁ ▁With ▁major ▁elect rical ▁work ▁required ▁and ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁power ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁dies els , ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁class ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁being ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Some ▁had ▁parts ▁rec yc led ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁build ▁ 4 4 2 ▁class ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁Pres ervation ▁The ▁NS W ▁Rail ▁Museum ▁preserved ▁ 4 0 0 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁traffic ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁painted ▁in ▁the ▁blue ▁li very ▁it ▁received ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ha ul ▁the ▁Royal ▁Train . ▁Rob e ▁River ▁Iron ▁Associ ates ▁purchased ▁ 4 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 6 ▁for ▁use ▁on ▁construction ▁trains ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁sh un ters ▁in ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁region ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁ren umber ed ▁ 9 4 0 5 ▁and ▁ 9 4 0 1 . ▁These ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁ 4 0 0 2 ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁Rail ways ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁working ▁order ▁while ▁ 4 0 0 6 ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁W ick