Diesel hydraulic rail cars of 800 bhp built by Schindler Wagons S.A. for 5-ft 6-in. gage Ceylon Government Railways; fully laden weight of train made up of rail car, two trailers and one control trailer is about 184 tons; continuous rated tractive effort at wheel rims at 710 hp transmission input is 29,600 lb at 6.65 mph; top service speed is 60 mph; power is provided by 8-cyl Maybach engine with Mekydro transmission drive; diagrams show car dimensions and arrangement.


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    Title :

    Powerful railcars for Ceylon


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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