Description of locomotive, Mark 100 DLG, built at Lincoln works of Ruston and Hornsby; length oa 18 ft 7 in.; width oa 5 ft; height oa 5 ft 3 in.; wheel arrangement 0-6-0; wheelbase 5 ft 10 in.; diameter of wheels 2 ft 3 in.; weight in working order 15 tons; fuel tank capacity 12 gal; power unit is Ruston and Hornsby 6-cyl Diesel engine (6 VRHL) developing 100 bhp at 1500 rpm. (Supp to Ry Gaz) (See also Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 15 n 179 Mar 1948 p 386-7; Engineering v 165 n 4285 Mar 12 1948 p 248-50; Gas and Oil Power v 43 n 510 Mar 1948 p 71-3; Diesel Power v 26 n 10 Oct 1948 p 69-72, 80)


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    Title :

    Features of new Flameproof diesel locomotives for mines duties


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction



    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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