Diesel-powered units have Alco 251 engines delivering 4300 gross hp to 6-axle trucks through Voith hydraulic transmissions; each transmission with three hydraulic torque converters is direct-connected to its engine through flexible coupling; hydraulic circuit is automatically energized providing optimum efficiency for prevailing track speed and engine output conditions. (see also Ry Age v 157 n 10 Sept 14 1964 p 16-18)
SP gets US-built diesel-hydraulics
Ry Locomotives Cars
Railway Locomotives and Cars ; 138 , n 9
1964
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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