Basic design and main characteristics, engines and brakes, main electric circuits, control system and characteristics, layout of electric equipment and trial runs carried out in Switzerland are discussed; motor cars are intended for individual operation without trailers and consist of body, 2 trucks each with driving and idler axle and power units comprising 2 diesel-generator sets.


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    Title :

    Diesel-electric rack motor-coaches of Manitou and Pike's Peak railway (USA)


    Additional title:

    Brown Boveri Rev


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Brown Boveri Review ; 50 , n 11-12


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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