Novel design for heavy switching duty constructed by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Winterthur, Switzerland; four-coupled wheels 2 ft. 9 1/2 in.; wheelbase 9 ft. 2 1/4 in.; weight, working order, 23 tons; high-speed Diesel engine, specially designed by makers for traction purposes, with six single-acting, 4-stroke cylinders, airless injection of fuel, and developing 150 hp. at 850 r.p.m.; fuel consumption (gas oil, crude oil) does not exceed 0.4 lb. per hp-hr. (see also Ry. Engr., vol. 52, no. 619, Aug. 1931, pp. 306-307, 4 figs.; Petroleum Times, vol. 25, no. 646, May 30, 1931, pp. 791-792, 4 figs)
New diesel locomotive development
Ry. Gaz.
Railway Gazette and Railway News ; 55 , n 5 ; p 139
1931
3 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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