Particulars of new design of Diesel electric road switcher in which major improvements were made in electrical equipment resulting in increase in continuous tractive force of 25%; steam generators may be applied with capacity up to 3500 lb per hr with 800-gal water tank; standard switching locomotive is equipped with schedule 6-SL air brakes with clasp brakes and shoes on all wheels of 4-wheel trucks. (See also Ry Age v 129 n 7 Aug 12 1950 p 37-9)
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Ry Mech Elec Engr
Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineer ; 124 , n 9
1950
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English
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