Diesel locomotive 7 ft wide and only 39 in. high designed for North American market, is fully flameproof and claimed to be most powerful mines type of diesel locomotive in world; makers are Hunslet Engine Co; engine, made by Commins Railroad Equipment Co, is 4-stroke cycle, 6-cyl type, giving max output of 500 bhp at 2100 rpm. (see also Engineering v 175 n 4557 May 29 1953 p 701-2; Gas and Oil Power v 48 n 574 May 1953 p 144-5; Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 21 n 240 June 1953 p 51-2; Diesel Ry Traction v 7 n 252 May 1953 p 97)


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    Title :

    170-B.H.P. Mines locomotive


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 195 , n 5077


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    710 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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