Units being built by Walker Bros (Wigan) Ltd for Coras Iompair Eireann are primarily for use as freight locomotives with maximum speed of 25 mph, but speed of 32 mph can be obtained through overdrive incorporated in gearbox for hauling railcar coaches; power is from two Gardner 6LW engines rated 107 bhp at 1700 rpm, each driving one of inner axles of locomotive. (See also Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 22 n 258 Dec 1954 p 302-3) (Supplement to Railway Gazette and Railway News)
Double power-set locos. for Eire
Diesel Railway Traction
Diesel Railway Traction ; 8 , n 271
1954
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Double power-set locos. for eire
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