Cars ordered by South African Railways and Harbours from Drewry Car Co of London; Parsons gasoline engine giving 150 hp at 1650 rpm drives one axle of truck through Wilson-Drewry preselective gear box; both trucks are provided with engines and gear boxes which run independently but are simultaneously controlled.


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    Title :

    Railcars for South Africa


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 158 , n 4097


    Publication date :

    1934


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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