Locomotive for passenger service on Western Region of British Railways was designed and built by MetropolitanVickers Electrical Co; 3000-hp oil burning turbine delivers 2500 hp at rail through electric transmission; maximum tractive force, 60,000 lb; unique suspension of body on trucks.
British Railways acquire gas-turbine locomotive
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 132 , n 16
1952
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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