Co-Co locomotive for French National Railways is intended for working freight trains up to 1350 tons and passenger trains up to 600 tons, with max speed of 62 mph; as many sections of French railway system are electrified at 1500-d-c, it will have additional equipment to enable it to operate, with reduced power, on that type of supply in stations where single phase a-c and d-c system adjoin; dimensions and interior layout of locomotive shown.


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    Title :

    Single-phase 50-cycle locomotive for France


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 89 , n 15 ; p 407-409


    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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