Locomotive No. 10,800 for branch line and local train services on London Midland Region of British Railways, is of Bo-Bo type; length over buffers 41 ft 10 1/2 in.; weight 69 tons 16 cwt; Davey Paxman RPHXL 16-cyl engine develops 827 bhp at 1250 rpm; fitted with Buechi twin exhaust gas turbochargers; main generator, coupled directly to engine, is 6-pole separately excited self ventilated machine with d-c output of 800 kw at 326 v; max speed 70 mph; tractive effort 34,500 lb; illustrations. (See also Engineering v 170 n 4426 Nov 24 1950 p 403-5; Engineer v 190 n 4948 Nov 24 1950 p 490-2; Mech World v 128 n 3337 Dec 29 1950 p 619-20; Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 18 n 210 Dec 1950 p 210-11)


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    Title :

    827-HP mixed-traffic diesel-electric locomotive


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 93 , n 21


    Publication date :

    1950


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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