Coach built of aluminum magnesium silicon alloy; construction, as previously standardized by London Transport for steel cars, is of stress structure type; trucks and wheels are of steel; weight of car body, complete with all equipment, reduced from 17 tons 16 cwt to 11 tons 5 cwt; built by Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co. (See also Engineer v 191 n 4970 Apr 27 1951 p 552-3; Engineering v 171 n 4454 June 8 1951 p 705-7, supp plate)
Light-alloy rolling stock for London transport
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 94 , n 18
1951
6 pages
Illustrations
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Light-weight rolling stock for London transport
Engineering Index Backfile | 1949
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1949
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