Bo-Bo mixed traffic locomotives constructed by British Railways at Doncaster for 660/750 v d-c Kent Coast electrification of Southern Region required to work freight trains of up to 900 tons as well as express freight and passenger services; single motor generator set supplies four traction motors in parallel pairs; length over buffers 50 ft 7 in.; weight in working order 77 tons; max service speed 90 mph.


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    Title :

    Motor-Generator locomotives for Kent coast electrification


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 207 , n 5377


    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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