Locomotive, built by John Fowler and Co, Leeds, for Richard Thomas and Co, used at Ebbw Vale plant, to haul 80-ton dump car; fitted with Westinghouse compressed air equipment; ore transfer car built by Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co, Stockton-upon-Tees; locomotive has 39-in. wheels spread over base of 8 ft 6 in.; working order weight 31 tons; max tractive effort 13,000 lb; powered by 4-cyl, Fowler-Sanders 4C-type oil engine with max output 150 bhp at 1000 rpm.
New steelworks diesel locomotive
Diesel Ry Traction (Supp Ry Gaz)
1939
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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