For enabling tests to be carried out to ascertain what economies could be secured by use of oil as fuel it was decided to rebuild one of existing 0-6-0 freight switching engines with heavy-oil engine as prime mover and transmission gear of hydraulic type; engine supplied by Davey, Paxman and Co is of 6-cyl 4-stroke, solid-injection type; transmission gear supplied by Haslam and Newton. (See also - v 154 n 4012 Dec 2 1932 p 570; Locomotive v 38 n 484 Dec 15 1932 p 418-20; Ry Gaz v 57 n 23 Dec 2 1932 p 670-1; and Gas and Oil Power v 27 n 327 Dec 1 1932 p 265-6)
L.M.S. Heavy Oil Shunting Locomotive
Ry Engr
Railway Engineer ; 54 , n 635
1932
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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L.M.S. heavy oil shunting locomotive
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