Sixty ft diesel hydraulic railcars with driving cab at one end are designed to work over steep and flat lines in tropical heat and humidity, and with bad seasonal rail conditions; railcar is powered by Rolls-Royce C6TFLH turbo-charged horizontal diesel engine developing 315 bhp top output at 2100 rpm from 6 130-mm by 152 mm cylinders; electropneumatic control system with incorporation of safety devices.


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    Title :

    British-built railcars for West Indies


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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