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.
A new rack locomotive
Engineer
Engineer ; 136 , n 3576
1924
3 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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