Locomotive testing station at Rugby consists of two main buildings, with rail and road approaches; plant consists of seven pairs of rollers which support locomotive and up to five of which may be driven by coupled wheels of engine; each of these five pairs of rollers is coupled to Freude hydraulic brake, or dynamometer; capacity of plant is rated at 4500 hp, capable of being augmented to max of 6000 hp; each roller unit designed to carry load of 67,200 lb.


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    Title :

    Locomotive test plant for British railways


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Engr


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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