Service operated by British Transport Commission for carriage of freight trains only; Essex Ferry II with gross tonnage of 3242 is 380 ft long bp, has 58 ft 6 in. breadth and 35 ft 6 in. depth; there are four rail tracks with total length of 1132 ft; propelled by twin screws driven by two Brown-Sulzer engines developing collectively 3200 hp. (See also Engineering v 183 n 4744 Feb 8 1957 p 190; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 89 n 7 Feb 14 1957 p 206-9)


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    Title :

    New rail ferry for harwich-zeebrugge service


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Contributors:
    Tripp, G.W. (author)

    Published in:

    Engineer ; 203 , n 5271


    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    New rail ferry for harwich-zeebrugge service

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    New rail ferry for Harwich-Zeebrugge service

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1957


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