Two meter gage cars supplied to Bolivian State Railways for lines between Potosi and Sucre where ruling gradient is 1 in 33 and track rises to 14,000 ft; British Thomson-Houston Co supplied power equipment; bodies and trucks built by D. Wickham and Co; oa length 60 ft, width 10 ft 5 in.; weight 30 tons; max speed 70 mph; Davey Paxman and Co "V6RPHXL" engine, equipped with exhaust gas pressure charger, is derated to give output on site of 230 bhp at 1250 rpm. (Supplement to Railway Gazette and Railway News) (See also Engineer v 197 n 5121 Mar 19 1954 p 422-3)


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    Titel :

    Diesel-electric railcars for South America


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1954


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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