New type must have eight driving axles in order to pull and also accelerate 750-t freight train on 2.7% grade; at same time it must be capable of handling express trains of 6 tons over same grade and had to be built for max speed of 100 km per hr, which is highest allowed on Swiss Federal Railways; equipment built by Brown Boveri and Oerlikon.


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    Title :

    High-powered locomotives for Swiss Railways


    Additional title:

    Elec World


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Electrical World ; 100 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1932


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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