Locomotive for Newcastle-Berwick section of London and North-Eastern Railway; patented electric transmission permits full utilization of power of engine at speeds between 6 and 60 mi per hr; bhp 880; tractive effort 28,500 lb; max speed 70 mph; length over buffer beams 36 ft 6 in; 2-6-2 rigid wheelbase type, guided by single-axle pony trucks; oil engine is Britishbuilt 8-cyl Armstrong-Sulzer. (See also Engineer v 156 n 4062 Nov 17 1933 p 490-1; Diesel Ry Traction (Supp to Ry Gaz) p Nov 3 1933 p 668-70; and Gas and Oil Power v 28 n 338 Nov 1933 p 300-1)
L.N.E.R. main line oil-electric locomotive
Engineering
Engineering ; 136 , n 3541
1933
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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