Following trials on German Federal Railways and Semmering line, 6 diesel hydraulic locomotives of 4000 hp continuous rating were delivered to United States by Krauss-Maffei A.G., Munich-Allach; they are claimed to be largest diesel hydraulic locomotives in service at present time, and are destined for mountainous lines of Denver and Rio Grande Western and Southern Pacific railroad companies; they have been equipped with hydrodynamic brakes to spare brake shoes on downhill runs.


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    Title :

    4000 h.p. diesel hydraulic locomotive


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 212 , n 5522


    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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