Details of locomotive developed by Railgrip Syndicate, Ltd., Lond., Eng. A steam locomotive with an auxiliary pair of cylinders for driving a pair of wheels, having a positive grip on rails, through a set of speed-reducing gearing; auxiliary engine brought into operation only when gradient of line becomes so steep that usual driving wheels will not provide sufficient adhesion to move load.


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    Title :

    A new rack locomotive


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 136 , n 3576


    Publication date :

    1924


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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