As indicated in Weir Report, most important alternative form of tractor to electric locomotive is oil-electric; while electrification would seriously reduce consumption of British coal by railways, adoption of oil as fuel would entirely abolish it; it is unlikely that either electrification or oil-electric locomotives will be adopted for some years on scale envisaged in report.
Railways and oil-electric locomotives
Engineer
Engineer ; 152 , n 3953
1931
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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