Coach built of aluminum magnesium silicon alloy; construction, as previously standardized by London Transport for steel cars, is of stress structure type; trucks and wheels are of steel; weight of car body, complete with all equipment, reduced from 17 tons 16 cwt to 11 tons 5 cwt; built by Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co. (See also Engineer v 191 n 4970 Apr 27 1951 p 552-3; Engineering v 171 n 4454 June 8 1951 p 705-7, supp plate)


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    Title :

    Light-alloy rolling stock for London transport


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 94 , n 18


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    6 pages


    Remarks:

    Illustrations


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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