High-power low-axle-load C-C diesel-electric design to provide maximum effective traction capacity and to work over large range of temperature built by Alsthon for Finnish State Railways; all-on weight of locomotive is 98 tons, for 2800 bhp, giving power weight ratio of 28.5 bhp/ton, and specific weight of 77 lb/bhp; locomotive has 87 mph top speed, and 63,500 lb starting tractive effort; power comes from 2 MGO engines of standard 16-cyl V pressure-charged and charge-air cooled model V16 BSMR with UIC rating of 1400 bhp at 1500 rpm.


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    Title :

    Monomotor-bogie locomotives for Finland


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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