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)
Diesel-Electric main line locomotives for New Zealand
Engineer
Engineer ; 198 , n 5152
1954
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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