Diesel mechanical railcars of 3-ft 6 in. gage, ordered by Nyasaland Railways, Ltd, from Drewy Car Co are 60 ft in length, with accommodation for 15 first class and 12 second class passengers; motive power is provided by 6 cyl Fiat engine rated 200 bhp at 1550 rpm for Nyasaland service; CAV electrical starting equipment is fitted. (Supplement to Railway Gazette and Railway News) (See also Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 22 n 256 Oct 1954 p 219-21)


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    Title :

    Compact railcars for African service


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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