1500-hp locomotives for passenger and freight service built at Preston works of English Electric Co, for 425-mi trunk line between Wellington and Auckland; track gage 3 ft 6 in.; length 58 ft; oa width 8 ft 4 in.; weight 105 tons; speed 60 mph; turbocharged engine with main generator and auxiliary generator form single unit supported on resilient mountings; 8-pole main generator is d-c, self ventilated machine. (see also Engineering v 178 n 4632 Nov 5 1954 p 602-3)


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    Title :

    Diesel-Electric main line locomotives for New Zealand


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 198 , n 5152


    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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