Record of non-stop run of 775 mi. was recently accomplished on Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway with total train weight of 159 metric tons; locomotive is "Beardmore" 8-cylinder, 4-stroke Diesel engine, normal b.hp. 375 at 700 r.p.m., direct coupled to Metropolitan-Vickers compound-wound, d.c. generator, rated at 300 kw. 750 volts. (See also Ry. Gaz., vol. 51, no. 7, Aug. 16, 1929, pp. 255- and 259)


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    Title :

    Successful diesel-electric locomotive tests in South America


    Additional title:

    Modern Transport


    Published in:

    Modern Transport ; 21 , n 545


    Publication date :

    1929


    Remarks:

    1 Fig.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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