Illustrated description of engine built by Hunslet Engine Co; wheelbase is 12 ft 9 in. length over buffer, beams 27 ft 7 1/2 in., and weight, in working order, 34 tons 18 cwt; gage is standard 4 ft 8 1/2 in.; main power unit is 6-cyl 4-stroke Diesel of Paxman-Ricardo RZ type with cylinders of 6 7/8 in. bore by 10 in. stroke; capable of developing 277 bhp on 1-hr rating at 1000 rpm. (see also Engineer v 170 n 4407 June 28 1940 p 578; Gas and Oil Power v 35 n 418 July 1940 p 149-50)


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    Title :

    Diesel locomotive for Trinidad government railways


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 150 , n 3887


    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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