Trials of rail car converted for gas-turbine propulsion are being conducted by French National Railways; during experimental journeys speed of 230 km/hr was attained; rail car is two-unit vehicle of standard 330 kw diesel series, consisting of permanently-coupled motor coach and trailer; in conversion, gas turbine is installed in trailer, diesel engine in motor coach being retained during experimental stage only for starting or shunting; gas turbine is aircraft type Turmo III.


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    Title :

    Gas-turbine railcar


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 224 , n 5820


    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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