Experimental 2700- hp mixed traffic GT3 locomotive, now on track trials, differs from existing gas turbine locomotives in that turbine speed has been chosen to match tractive demands of railway practice; it is type 4-6-0; weight is 79 1/2 tons, minimum starting tractive effort 36,000 lb, maximum speed 90 mph; diagrams show layout and operating principle.
English electric gas-turbine locomotive
Engineering
Engineering ; 193 , n 5009
1962
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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