Latest addition to diesel locomotive designs on British Railways is 0-6-0 with hydraulic transmission and side-rod drive for shunting and trip working up to speed of 40 mph; locomotive is powered by 6-cyl vee 1500 rpm Paxman 6YJT diesel engine, here used for first time in its railway traction version; maximum tractive effort at 27.6% adhesion is 30,910 lb; weight in working order is 50 tons.
Diesel-hydraulic locomotives
Engineer
Engineer ; 218 , n 5663
1964
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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