New 2500-hp locomotive for Western Region, built by Brown Boveri of Switzerland; power unit consists of gas turbine, compressor, heat exchanger, combustion chamber and geared generator; main generator supplies four d-c traction motors continuously connected in parallel, through motor isolating switches and reversing switch which determines direction of running of locomotive. (See also Engineer v 189 n 4921, 4922, May 19 1950 p 608-10, May 26 p 626-8; Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 17 n 199 Nov 1949 p 233-5; Ry Gaz v 92 n 18 May 5 1950 p 507-15, supp sheet; Gas and Oil Power v 45 n 537 June 1950 p 141-6)
British railways gas turbine locomotive no 18,000
Diesel Ry Traction (Supp Ry Gaz)
1950
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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