Double engine diesel mechanical rail cars for operation over Paolo-Cosenza and adjacent lines of Italian State Railways; built by Fiat, design has eliminated use of rack for traction, but retains rack mechanism for braking on 6 to 7 1/2% gradients; body length 66 ft 9 in.; width 9 ft 2 in.; max weight with crush loading 50 tons; 6-cyl Fiat type 700 engines are set to develop 200 bhp at 1100 to 1150 rpm; layout diagram. (Supplement to Railway Gazette and Railway News)


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    Title :

    Diesel railcars for rack railway


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1956


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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