Trials made with two electric locomotives designed for fast freight traffic on steeply graded Montauban-Limoges line of French National Railways; one design is based mechanically on Bo-Bo class, but has Co +Co wheel arrangement and novel type of control system; second locomotive is Bo-Bo-Bo with nonarticulated trucks and electropneumatic contactor control; both locomotives have axle hung motors; adhesive weight is about 120 tons; horsepower rating is about 3000.


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    Title :

    New power bogie locomotives in France


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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