Locomotive made by Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon and Schweizerische Lpkomotiv und Maschinenfabrik, Winterthur, for use on St. Gotthard section, is 111 ft long over buffers and has total wheelbase of 95 ft; weight 244 t; each driving axle has two motors connected in series; four groups of motors on each locomotive half are connected in parallel to main transformer. (See also Engineering v 134 n 3468 July 1 1932 p 22)


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    Title :

    8800-hp single-phase electric locomotive for Swiss Federal Railways


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 154 , n 3990


    Publication date :

    1932


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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