Illustrated description of test train comprising special tender, dynamometer car and three braking units; each braking unit is, in effect, electric locomotive designed for braking instead of pulling and capable of absorbing up to 1500 hp; master controls are mounted in dynamometer car, which serves both for controlling braking units and to measure speed and drawbar pull of locomotive. (See also Engineer v 184 n 4777 Aug 15 1947 p 145-6, figs p 144; Elec Times v 112 n 2910 Aug 14 1947 p 184-5; Elecn v 139 n 3609 Aug 15 1947 p 473-4; Ry Gaz v 87 n 10 Sept 5 1947 p 264-5; Engineering v 164 n 4262 Oct 3 1947 p 321-2)
L.M.S. mobile testing plant
Elec Rev
Electrical Review ; 141 , n 3639
1947
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1947
Engineering Index Backfile | 1947
Engineering Index Backfile | 1947
Engineering Index Backfile | 1947
Engineering Index Backfile | 1947