For hauling heavy express trains on certain sections of French railroad network, SNCF, have introduced diesel-electric locomotives of 68,000 class; they weigh 106 tons and are equipped with single diesel engine with maximum rating of 3000 hp; electric power transmission was developed in France; these locomotives have been tested in service since 1963; by means of special system it is possible to reduce load on driving axles from 20 to 18 tonnes for service on branch lines.
Class 68 000 diesel-electric locomotives of French national railways (SNCF)
Brown Boveri Rev
Brown Boveri Review ; 52 , n 9-10
1965
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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