Details of locomotive developed by Railgrip Syndicate, Ltd., Lond., Eng. A steam locomotive with an auxiliary pair of cylinders for driving a pair of wheels, having a positive grip on rails, through a set of speed-reducing gearing; auxiliary engine brought into operation only when gradient of line becomes so steep that usual driving wheels will not provide sufficient adhesion to move load.


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    Titel :

    A new rack locomotive


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineer


    Erschienen in:

    Engineer ; 136 , n 3576


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1924


    Anmerkungen:

    3 Figs.


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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