Illustrated description of shop built by Southern Railway Co for use with British Expeditionary Force in France, to enable wide range of repairs to be carried out on site in forward areas instead of sending vehicles to base depots; each unit made up of three covered vans, first containing power plant, second machine tools, and third stores; power plant comprises 44-hp oil engine directly coupled to alternator. (See also Engineer v 169 n 4394 Mar 29 1940 p 313; Ry Gaz v 72 n 13 Mar 29 1940 p 463-6)


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    Title :

    Mobile railway workshops


    Additional title:

    Locomotive



    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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