19 Diesel electric 5-coach trains ordered from English Electric Export and Trading Co by Egyptian State Railways for operation on Alexandria-Cairo route; length oa of 5-car train 255 ft 3 in.; laden weight 152 tons; power supplied by two 400-hp 4-cyl, 4-stroke, cold starting, Diesel engines situated one at each end of train; power from each is taken to two traction motors on motor truck, positioned under first articulated joint. (see also Engineer v 190 n 4951 Dec 15 1950 p 592-3)


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    Title :

    Articulated trains for Egypt


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction



    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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