Center cab arrangement with power unit under each end bonnet has been adopted for 88 900-hp diesel electric locomotives now being supplied to Scottish Region of Brit Ry; locomotive has Bo-Bo wheel arrangement and is characterized by unobstructed view from cab in both directions over low bonnets; weight of locomotive in working order is 68 tons; maximum tractive effort is 40,000 lb, continuous effort 18,000 lb, and maximum speed 60 mph; each bonnet contains engine-generator set consisting of Paxman 6ZHXL horizontal-cylinder engine developing 450 bhp at 1500 rpm, coupled to G.E.C. main and auxiliary generators.
Centre-cab diesel-electric locomotives
Engineer
Engineer ; 214 , n 5570 ; p 715-717
1962
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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