A1A-A1A Sulzer engined diesel locomotives constructed by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co, in collaboration with Sulzer Bros and Crompton Parkinson Ltd, for Sierra Leone Development Co; units are for 52 mi 3 ft 6 in. gage line which runs from Pepel to Marampa, site of ore deposits; adhesive weight 52 tons, starting tractive effort 29,200 lb at 25% adhesion; site rating 850 bhp at 710 rpm. (See also Gas and Oil Power v 50 n 598 Mar 1955 p 53-5; Engineer v 199 n 5171 Mar 4 1955 p 312-2; Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 22 n 261 Mar 1955 p 403-4) (Supplement to Railway Gazette and Railway News)


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    Title :

    Five 1,000 b.h.p. diesel locomotives for West Africa


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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