New BB 69,000 locomotive is equipped with two 2400 hp, V-form 16-cyl 185-mm bore 200-mm stroke diesel engines, and hydraulic transmissions, each delivering 2234 hp at 1565 rpm engine speed; transmission's hydrodynamic brakes of 1000 hp capacity permit considerable saving of brakeshoes on long and steep inclines; service weight 84 tons, service speed 140 to 147 km/hr, maximum tractive effort 43 tons.
Heavy diesel locomotive for Swiss National Railways
Schwere Diesellokomotiven fuer die SNCF
Schweizerische Bauzeitung ; 82 , n 32
1964
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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