Purpose of article is to discover what data rating should give in order that locomotive's serviceability may be evaluated and two or more types may be readily compared; discussion applies primarily to road locomotives and to some transfer locomotives; present status; train weights; characteristic curves; ratings should be taken at rail, giving continuous horsepower with corresponding tractive force at 70 % of maximum operating speed. (see also Int Ry Congress Assn -- Bul v 23 n 5 Aug 1946 p 231-4)
Comparable locomotive ratings
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 120 , n 6
1946
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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