0-6-0 locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, for service at British Electricity Authority's Carrington power station, Manchester; gage 4 ft 8 1/2 in.; length over buffers 27 ft 5 in.; max width 8 ft 6 in.; max height 11 ft 3 in.; tractive effort at 3.83 mph 24,750 lb, at 7.02 mph 13, 500 lb, and at 12.15 mph 7800 lb; fuel capacity 200 gal; power unit is ERT type Crossley 6-cyl, direct reversing, 2-cycle, exhaust pulse pressure charged engine developing 300 bhp at 750 rpm. (Supp to Ry Gaz) (See also Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 17 n 193 May 1949 p 12-3; Engineering v 167 n 4348 May 13 1949 p 451; Engineer v 187 n 4868 May 13 1949 p 535-6)


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    Title :

    Locomotive with reversible engine


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction



    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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