Bo-Bo diesel electric locomotives D.8400-8409 built by North British Locomotive Co; length over buffers 42 ft 6 in.; width oa 8 ft 8 1/2 in.; height oa 12 ft 6 in.; weight in working order 68 tons; 16-cyl Paxman engine with two Napier pressure chargers, is coupled to GE 505 kw main generator; at governed speed of 1250 rpm power output of engine is set at 800 bhp; plan.


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    Title :

    British railways secondary freight units


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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