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.
High-powered locomotives for Swiss Railways
Elec World
Electrical World ; 100 , n 5
1932
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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