Brief description of proposed locomotive to be driven through Voith combined hydraulic torque converters and couplings; driving equipment consists of two 2500-hp gas turbines, each provided with suitable couplings for forward and backward motion; such locomotive will weigh 500,000 lb, provide starting tractive force of 70,000 lb and max speed of 120 mph with 52-in. drivers.


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    Title :

    Gas-turbine locomotive


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Contributors:
    Meyer, A. (author)

    Published in:

    Engineer ; 171 , n 4439


    Publication date :

    1941


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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