Seven 1500-v d-c, 3-ft 6-in. gage mixed traffic electric locomotives for main line from Wellington to Paekakariki, have been designed by English Electric Co Ltd, in co-operation with Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd; design embodies double articulated superstructure carried on three 2-axle motor trucks; Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement; weight 75 tons; traction motors have continuous rating of 250 hp. (See also Ry Gaz v 96 n 12 Mar 21 1952 p 320-3)
Articulated electric locomotives for New Zealand
Engineer
Engineer ; 193 , n 5014
1952
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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