Two Diesel hydraulic streamlined rail cars, equipped with torque converter, built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co, for operation on broad gage lines of Buenos Ayres Pacific Railway, designed for both single and multiple unit working; power provided by 6-cyl, 4-stroke Leyland engine, governed to develop 120 bhp at 1900 rpm in cylinders having bore and stroke of 4 5/8 in. by 6 in. respectively; fuel regulated and supplied by C A V-Bosch pump. (see also Engineering v 144 n 3742 Oct 1 1937 p 390; Passenger Transport J v 77 n 1944 Oct 8 1937 p 158-9)


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    Title :

    More British railcars for South America


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction (Supp Ry Gaz)



    Publication date :

    1937


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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