Performance requirements of Diesel engines for use on locomotives and motor vehicles; design data of representative makes; operating principles of various types of transmission; Lomonosoff locomotives of Russian State Railways; locomotives designed by Krupp; locomotives on Danish State Railways by Frichs and Burmeister and Wain; comparison of mechanical, electric and compressed-air transmissions; characteristics of representative rail cars; operating costs for different types of Diesel locomotives. (See also - n 4157 July 22 p 931-45, n 4158 July 29 p 882-905, n 4159 Aug 5 p 910-27)


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    Title :

    Oil engine traction


    Additional title:

    Roy Soc Arts -- J


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1932


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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