28 2700-hp, 6-axle locomotives built in Great Britain by Metropolitan Vickers for mixed traffic on 300-v d-c lines of Reef electrified area; wheel arrangement 0-6 + 6-0 (Co + Co); locomotive weight 110 tons; max permissible axle load 18 1/2 tons; gage 3 ft 6 in.; constructional details; auxiliary supplies. (See also - n 15 Oct 7 1949 p 424-6, n 19 Nov 4 p 533-5, n 23 Dec 2 p 646-50; Engineering v 170 n 4417 Sept 22 1950 p 233-6, supp plate)


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    Title :

    2700-H.P. 3000-Volt direct-current locomotives for South Africa


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 91 , n 27


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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