New type 1 center-cab 900 bhp diesel-electric design incorporating twin horizontal engines for duties where locomotive is frequently reversed; power-units incorporate 2 Paxman turbocharged 6-cyl diesel engines Type 6ZHXL each developing 450 bhp at 1500 rpm; locomotive has Bo-Bo wheel arrangement, gage of 4 ft 8 1/2 in., total wheelbase of 36 ft 6 in., maximum permissible speed 60 mph and maximum tractive effort 40,000 lb. (See also Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 30 n 349 Nov 1962 p 232-3)


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    Title :

    Small general-purpose locomotives for B.R.


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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