Success of this type of locomotive on Rhodesian railways; two motor units each comprise eight-coupled wheels 4 ft. in diameter between two pairs of 2 ft. 9 in. diam. carrying wheels; cylinders 18 1/2 in. by 24 in.; working pressure 180 lb. per sq. in.; tractive force at 75 per cent boiler pressure, 46,200 lb.; weight in working order 150. 65 tons; total wheelbase 73 ft. 7 1/2 in.
Beyer-Garratt locomotives on the Rhodesian Rys
Locomotive
Railway Locomotive ; 36 , n 449
1930
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Article (Journal)
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