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. (see also Diesel Ry Traction v 8 n 264 May 1954 p 107-8)


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    Titel :

    Diesel-electric railcars for South America


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineer


    Erschienen in:

    Engineer ; 197 , n 5121


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1954


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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