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 Engineer v 193 n 5014 Feb 29 1952 p 304-6)
Articulated electric locomotives for New Zealand
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 96 , n 12
1952
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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