Four Brill 500-hp. units handle maximum trains of over 300 tons in local service; each motor car carries two power plants, each consisting of 250-hp. Brill-Westinghouse gasoline engine, direct connected to 600-volt 160-kw. Westinghouse 160-kw. generator; cars used are all steel, with electro-pneumatic control. See also Ry. and Locomotive Eng., vol. 40, no. 1, Jan. 1927, pp. 4-6, 3 figs; Ry. Wld., vol. 61, June 16, 1927, pp. 291-293, 4 figs., article by J. W. Inglis.; Ry. Elec. Engr., vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 1927, pp. 56-59, 5 figs.


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    Title :

    Double power plant motor cars on the Lehigh valley


    Additional title:

    Ry. Mech. Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1927


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    6 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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