Features of Andrew Barclay Sons and Co Ltd truck-mounted B-B type diesel hydraulic units weighing 55 tons and operating on 5 ft 6 in. gage; power is supplied by 2 supercharged Rolls-Royce engines, developing 307 hp at 1800 rpm, and carried on main frames by Metalastik mountings; 3-stage torque converter mounted on each flywheel housing is connected by cardan shaft to final-drive unit mounted on inner shaft of truck; maximum speed is about 20 mph and maximum tractive effort, with both engines, is 36,960 lb.
Diesel-hydraulic shunters for Colombo port
Diesel Ry Traction
Diesel Railway Traction ; 17 , n 373
1963
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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