Recent improvements prompted by experience with initial diesel locomotives and diesel engine performance; types of diesel units providing heating for trains by electricity in place of steam; aspects of braking modern locomotives and wagons, and application of disk brakes and nonferrous brake blocks; automatic couplers; light weight coaching vehicles; effect of change in motive power on workshops.
Impact of mechanical engineering on British railways modernization plan
Instn Civ Engrs -- Proc
1961
16 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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