Prototype diesel-electric locomotive powered by Sulzer p 793-4. Prototype diesel-electric locomotive powered by Sulzer 16 LVA 24 4000 hp engine has been built by Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd as contribution to development of traction with higher powers; locomotive, weighing some 126 tons, is carried on two six-wheel trucks; each axle is driven by four-pole series traction motor; superstructure is of stressed skin form, constructed on aircraft principles, no conventional underframe or chassis being necessary, etc.


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    Title :

    Kestrel 4000 hp locomotive


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 224 , n 5838


    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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