Prototype diesel electric mixed traffic Co-Co locomotive, named Explorer, primarily for light axle loading requirements, produced jointly by British Thomson-Houston Co and Lister-Blackstone Rail Traction Ltd; length over headstocks 49 ft; height oa 12 ft 9 in., width oa 9 ft 9 in.; max tractive effort 42,000 lb; Lister-Blackstone 12-cyl engine rated 1100 bhp at 800 rpm, drives BTH 675-kw generator. (see also Engineer v 207 n 5378 Feb 20 1959 p 306)


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    Title :

    Diesel-electric mixed-traffic locomotive for overseas service


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 110 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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