Usual hauling practice in Continental coal mines has been by means of pneumatic locomotives; features of new design of Diesel locomotive, with no external moving parts except wheels; use of Vulcan-Sinclair hydraulic coupling of traction type simplifies control and reduces number of gear changes; most important feature is safety, as concerns both explosion hazard and physiological effects of exhaust. Before North of England Inst Min and Mech Engrs. (See also - discussion p 182-186 and 189)
New type of diesel locomotive for use in Dutch state coal-mines
Instn Min Engrs -- Trans
Institution of Mining Engineers, London -- Transactions ; 105 , Part 4
1946
13 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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