As indicated in Weir Report, most important alternative form of tractor to electric locomotive is oil-electric; while electrification would seriously reduce consumption of British coal by railways, adoption of oil as fuel would entirely abolish it; it is unlikely that either electrification or oil-electric locomotives will be adopted for some years on scale envisaged in report.


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    Title :

    Railways and oil-electric locomotives


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 152 , n 3953


    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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