Locomotive of exceptional power and advanced design constructed in England for service on heavily graded 5-ft. 6-in. gage lines of Great Indian Peninsula Railway; total length over buffers, continuous rating, 37 mi. per hr.; normal maximum running speed, 75 mi. per hr.; total weight of locomotive, 108 tons; mechanical features; main motors are of twin-armature type; control system is of electropneumatic type. (See also Ry. Gaz., vol. 49, no. 5, Aug. 3, 1928, pp. 140-142, 5 figs.; description in Engineer, vol. 146, no. 3786, Aug. 3, 1928, pp. 114-115, 4 figs.)


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    Title :

    High-speed electric passenger locomotive for India


    Additional title:

    Ry. Engr


    Published in:

    Railway Engineer ; 49 , n 584


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    7 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English







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