Full rack twin engined 360 bhp rail car with tare weight of 16 tons, built by Suisse Industrie Gesellschaft for 31 1/2 in. gage Monte Generoso Railway, Switzerland; car is 47 ft 8 in. long; oa width 7 ft 3 in.; truck wheelbase 5 ft 9 in.; two 6-cyl Bussing U15 type engines develop 180 bhp each; rack mechanism is mounted on outer axle of each truck; plan.


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    Title :

    Swiss rack railcar


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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