Locomotive for Newcastle-Berwick section of London and North-Eastern Railway; patented electric transmission permits full utilization of power of engine at speeds between 6 and 60 mi per hr; bhp 880; tractive effort 28,500 lb; max speed 70 mph; length over buffer beams 36 ft 6 in; 2-6-2 rigid wheelbase type, guided by single-axle pony trucks; oil engine is Britishbuilt 8-cyl Armstrong-Sulzer. (see also Engineering v 136 n 3541 Nov 24 1933 p 570-1; Diesel Ry Traction (Supp to Ry Gaz) p Nov 3 1933 p 668-70; and Gas and Oil Power v 28 n 338 Nov 1933 p 300-1)


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    Title :

    L.N.E.R. main line oil-electric locomotive


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 156 , n 4062


    Publication date :

    1933


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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