Electric stock built by Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co; motor coaches weigh 51.8 tons complete on rails, saving over 18.3 tons on previous designs: length 68 ft; seated passengers 415; central roof sheets of aluminum magnesium alloy; floor structure of steel sections welded to form integral unit; stress distribution and deflection testing of coaches. (See also - n 17 Apr 27 1951 p 469-74, n 19 May 11 p 528-31, n 21 May 25 p 586-90)
British modern lightweight coaches for Indian railways
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 94 , n 23
1951
5 pages
Illustrations
Article (Journal)
English
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