Combined systems of Nyasaland Ry Ltd, and Trans-Zambesia Ry Co, provide only rail communication from Nyasaland to sea at port of Beira in Mozambique; 1200-hp, 3 ft 6 in. gage units being delivered will be employed mainly on freight traffic; trains into interior have 66 mi climb to Limbe with maximum gradients of 1 in 48, uncompensated, and average of 1 in 100; on this section locomotives will work double-headed; 3 can operate under multiple control if necessary.


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    Titel :

    Diesel-electric locomotives for Africa


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineer


    Erschienen in:

    Engineer ; 215 , n 5600


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1963


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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