Features and performance of experimental two-car gas turbine powered train that reached 239 km/hr during speed trials on French Nat Railways; gas turbine used was Turmo III C aircraft engine made by Turbo-meca as used in helicopters; simple single-ratio Minerva mechanical transmission was used with gas turbine; auxiliary diesel engine was used for starting, gas turbine only coming into action at speeds above 40 km/hr; tests with experimental gas turbine train confirmed potential of aircraft gas turbine for railway traction. (24474)


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    Titel :

    Gas turbine trains for SNCF


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Ry Gaz


    Beteiligte:
    Bernard, J.P. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Railway Gazette ; 125 , n 4


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1969


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :