19 Diesel electric 5-coach trains ordered from English Electric Export and Trading Co by Egyptian State Railways for operation on Alexandria-Cairo route; length oa of 5-car train 255 ft 3 in.; laden weight 152 tons; power supplied by two 400-hp 4-cyl, 4-stroke, cold starting, Diesel engines situated one at each end of train; power from each is taken to two traction motors on motor truck, positioned under first articulated joint. (See also Diesel Ry Traction v 4 n 223 Dec 1950 p 264-8)
Articulated trains for Egypt
Engineer
Engineer ; 190 , n 4951
1950
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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