Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives

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Authoritative survey reviews wide range of locomotives from around the world from standard steam engines, diesels, and gas turbines to subways and electric motor coaches. Biographies of locomotive designers, details of construction, problems of operation, and methods used by original builders. More than 300 drawings, photographs, and diagrams.

Some useful conversion factors

(21)

Abbreviations

(1)

Introduction by the Editor

(2)

Acknowledgments

(1)

Diesel Railway Traction

J. M. Doherty

PART I ENGINES

Basic requirements

(1)

Construction

(2)

Camshafts

(1)

Connecting rods

(1)

Crankcase

(1)

Crankshafts

(1)

Cylinders

(1)

Cylinder heads

(1)

Cylinder liners

(1)

Pistons

(1)

Development

(1)

The first internal combustion engine

(1)

The first compression ignition engine

(1)

Four- and two-stroke cycles

(2)

Injection systems

(1)

Lubrication and cooling

(1)

Power output and speed control

(1)

Pressure charging and intercooling

(1)

Starting equipment and auxiliaries

(1)

Compressed air starter motors

(1)

Devices to safeguard the engine

(1)

Tabulated particulars

(1)

Torque and power curves

(2)

Brake horsepower

(2)

Torque

(1)

PART II TRANSMISSIONS

Automatic control

(1)

Automatic gear changing

(1)

Factors governing choice of engine and transmission

(1)

Ideal performance and transmission efficiency

(1)

Multiple-unit operation

(1)

PART III TRANSMISSIONS: ELECTRIC

Basic principles

(1)

Development

(1)

Forced ventilation

(1)

Control equipment

(1)

Auxiliary generator

(1)

Battery

(1)

Blowers

(1)

Contractors

(1)

Driver's controls

(1)

Generators

(1)

Load control: constant speed

(10)

Servo field regulation

(1)

Load control: variable speed

(1)

Starting and stopping

(1)

Traction motors

(1)

Gear ratios

(1)

Spur type double reduction gearing

(1)

PART IV TRANSMISSIONS: HYDRAULIC

Development

(1)

Hydraulic torque converters

(2)

Krupp transmission

(1)

Lysholm-Smith transmission

(1)

Mekydro Transmission

(3)

Voith transmissions

(3)

Hydraulic transmission

(2)

The control system

(1)

Split-drive or Diwar transmission

(1)

Zahnradfabric: hydromedia transmission

(1)

PART V TRANSMISSIONS: MECHANICAL

Basic principles

(1)

Development

(1)

Fluid couplings and friction clutches

(2)

Gears: constant mesh

(11)

Gears: epicyclic

(2)

Gears: synchro-mesh

(1)

Compressed air operation

(1)

Propulsion by the Fell system

(1)

PART VI DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES

Development

(1)

Bogie and articulated locomotives

(1)

Rigid frame locomotives

(5)

Chain drive

(3)

Individual axle drive

(1)

Shaft drive

(1)

Side-rod drive

(1)

The transmission

(1)

Rigid frame locomotives with electric transmission

(1)

Structural data

(1)

Six-wheeled bogies

(1)

The bogie frame

(1)

Roller-bearing axle-boxes

(1)

Structural data: frames and superstructure

(2)

Rigid-frame diesel locomotives

(2)

Brakes, types of

(1)

Clasp brakes

(1)

Disc brakes

(1)

PART VII DIESEL RAILCARS AND DIESEL TRAINS

Development

(1)

Bogie and articulated railcars

(10)

Underfloor-mounted horizontal-type engines

(10)

Structural data

101

(1)

Body and underframe

101

(1)

Bogies

101

(1)

Four-wheeled railcars

101

(2)

PART VIII DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES AND RAILCARS: OTHER EQUIPMENT AND TESTING

Braking systems

103

(2)

Dynamic braking

104

(1)

Rheostatic braking

104

(1)

Straight-air brakes

104

(1)

Vacuum brakes

104

(1)

Exhaust-conditioning and flame-proofing

105

(1)

Exhaust-conditioning

105

(1)

Flame-proofing

105

(1)

Fire protection

105

(1)

Testing

106

(1)

Train heating

106

(1)

Diesel Traction in North America

David P. Morgan

PART I THE CONQUEST OF DIESEL TRACTION IN NORTH AMERICA

Dieselization in North America

107

(1)

Ease of financing

108

(1)

Indices of diesel efficiency

108

(1)

Operating advantages

109

(1)

Steam power development reaches finality

110

(1)

PART II HISTORY OF DIESELIZATION IN NORTH AMERICA

1906-23. Self-propelled railcars

110

(1)

1923. The first diesel-electric locomotive

111

(1)

1925. First ``commercially produced'' diesel

111

(1)

1925-36. Early diesel switcher production and acceptance

111

(1)

1928. The first road diesel locomotive

112

(1)

1934. Enter the streamliners

112

(1)

1935. Non-articulated road diesel passenger units

113

(1)

1936. The yards ``go diesel''

114

(1)

1939. The road freight diesel appears

115

(1)

1941. Introduction of road-switchers

116

(1)

1941-45. Effect of World War II on dieselization

116

(1)

1946. The diesel at War's end

116

(9)

PART III THE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE

The basic diesel unit

125

(1)

Car body design

125

(2)

Cab units

125

(1)

Hood units

125

(1)

Road-switchers

125

(2)

Box-cab units

127

(1)

Optional equipment

127

(1)

Running a diesel

127

(1)

Wheel arrangements

128

(1)

PART IV DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS

Alco Products Inc., Schenectady, N.Y.

129

(1)

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa.

130

(1)

Electro-motive division of General Motors Corporation

131

(1)

Fairbanks-Morse and Co.

132

(3)

General Electric Corporation

135

(1)

Other manufacturers

135

(1)

PART V THE OPERATING OF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES

The ``building block'' principle

135

(1)

Dieselization methods

136

(1)

The road-switcher

137

(1)

Rostering of diesels

137

(1)

Technological developments in physical plant

137

(1)

PART VI DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REBUILDING

Maintenance facilities

138

(1)

Maintenance procedures

138

(1)

Rebuilding or upgrading?

139

(1)

PART VII BY-PRODUCTS OF DIESELIZATION

Demonstrations

139

(1)

The export market

139

(1)

Influence of the diesel on other types of motive power

140

(1)

Non-locomotive uses for the diesel engine

140

(1)

Rail diesel cars

140

(1)

PART VIII THE FUTURE

The diesel of tomorrow

141

(1)

Competition from other forms of motive power

141

(1)

Electrification

141

(1)

Atomic Energy

141

(1)

Gas turbine

142

(1)

Prediction

142

(1)

Electric Motive Power

F.J.G. Haut

PART I DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC TRACTION

1835-70. Early attempts to use electricity for railway traction

143

(1)

1870-95. Early locomotives in the United States and Europe

143

(1)

1879. Werner von Siemens' locomotive

143

(1)

1884. The work of Rene Thury

143

(1)

1885. Van Depoele and F. J. Sprague

143

(1)

1883-88. L. Daft, S.D. Field, and T.A. Edison

143

(1)

1890-1910. The first main line electrifications

144

(1)

1890-1901. London Underground Railways

144

(1)

1894-95. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

144

(1)

1899. Burgdorf-Thun Railway

144

(1)

1901-03. The Zossen-Marienfelde tests

144

(1)

1902-10. The Simplon and other Alpine electrifications

144

(1)

1903. H.T. direct current locomotive for St George, De Commiers-Le Mure

145

(1)

1905. Seebach-Wettingen electrification

145

(1)

1907-18. Noteworthy electrification schemes in America

145

(2)

1907. The first electric locomotives for the N.Y., N.H. and H.R.R.

145

(1)

1916. The locomotives of the C. M. and St P.R.R.

146

(1)

1902-22. Railway electrification and electric locomotives in Europe

147

(6)

The Austrian Alpine Railway (single phase A.C.)

147

(1)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (D.C.)

147

(1)

The Loetschberg Railway (single phase A.C.)

148

(1)

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (single phase A.C.)

148

(1)

The Metropolitan Railway (D.C.)

149

(1)

The Midi Railway locomotive trials (single phase A.C.)

149

(1)

The Silesian Mountain Railways (single phase A.C.)

150

(3)

The Simplon Railway (three phase A.C.)

153

(1)

1919-39. World development of electric locomotives and motor coaches

153

(17)

Gotthard Line locomotives

153

(1)

Great Indian Peninsular Railway - British-built locomotives

154

(1)

Italian Railways - standard 3,000 volt D.C. locomotives

155

(1)

North Eastern Railway express passenger locomotive

156

(1)

Pennsylvania Railway electrification and its locomotives

156

(2)

South African Railways mixed traffic locomotives

158

(1)

Southern Railway scheme - motor coaches and trailers

158

(2)

Swedish Iron Ore Railways and their locomotives

160

(10)

PART II AN EVALUATION OF THE PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON RAILWAYS, AND LOCOMOTIVE TYPES EMPLOYED

170

(70)

PART III DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC MOTIVE POWER

Basic design principles

172

(1)

The electrical part

172

(2)

Current collectors

173

(1)

Main circuit breaker

173

(1)

Traction motors

173

(1)

Transformers, regulating equipment and resistances

174

(1)

The mechanical part

174

(6)

The body

175

(1)

The driver's cab

175

(1)

The drive

175

(4)

The frame

179

(1)

Running gear

179

(1)

PART IV MODERN ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES: A SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICE

British Railways

180

(2)

Bo+Bo and Co-Co locomotives, 1,500 volt D.C.

180

(1)

Co-Co locomotives, 660 volt D.C.

181

(1)

Bo-Bo locomotives, 675 volt D.C.

181

(1)

Future policy

182

(1)

French State Railways (S.N.C.F)

182

(17)

Co-Co and Bo-Bo locomotives, 1,500 volt D.C.

182

(3)

Bo-Bo series, BB-9000

185

(11)

Heavy shunting (switching) locomotives, 1,500 volt D.C.

196

(1)

Single-phase, 50-cycle A.C. locomotives: four basic designs

196

(1)

New Bo-Bo and B-B locomotives for the Paris-Lille 25 kV. A.C. electrification

197

(2)

Indian Railways

199

(1)

Co-Co 3,600 h.p. locomotives, 1,500 volt D.C.

199

(1)

Netherlands Railways (N.S.)

200

(1)

Co-Co locomotives, 1,500 volt D.C.; European and American Designs

200

(1)

New York, New Haven and Hartford R.R. (USA)

200

(2)

Rectifier locomotives for single-phase A.C. and D.C.

200

(2)

New Zealand Government Railways

202

(3)

British-built Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives, 1,500 volt D.C.

202

(3)

Pennsylvania R.R. (USA)

205

(1)

Ignitron rectifier locomotives

205

(1)

South African Railways

206

(2)

British-built Bo-Bo locomotives, 3,000 volt D.C.

206

(1)

British-built 1-Co+Co-1 locomotives, 3,000 volt D.C.

207

(1)

Swiss Federal Railways (S.B.B.)

208

(4)

Co-Co locomotives, series Ae 6/6., 15,000 volt A.C. 16 2/3 cycles

208

(2)

Heavy shunting (switching) locomotives, series Ee 6/6

210

(1)

Metre-gauge, rack and adhesion locomotives

211

(1)

Turkish State Railways

212

(9)

Bo-Bo locomotives, single-phase, 50 cycle A.C.

212

(9)

Virginian Railroad (USA)

221

(1)

Rectifier locomotives

221

(1)

PART V THE ELECTRIC MOTOR COACH AND MOTOR COACH TRAIN

Basic considerations

222

(1)

The Germanium power rectifier for motor coaches

222

(2)

Description of the Germanium rectifier

223

(1)

The first traction rectifier

223

(1)

Subsidiary equipment

223

(1)

Tests and trials

223

(1)

Modern equipment for British Railways

224

(3)

Multiple-unit stock for 1,500 volt D.C.

224

(1)

Multiple-unit stock for Liverpool-Southport line - 630 volt D.C.

225

(1)

Single-phase, 50-cycle A.C. stock for 25 kV or 6.6 kV

226

(1)

Single-phase, 50-cycle A.C. stock for the Lancaster-Heysham line

226

(1)

Motor coach trains for India

227

(1)

Motor coaches in Switzerland

228

(5)

Swiss Federal Railways: all-purpose motor coaches

228

(3)

Swiss privately-owned railways: B.L.S. highspeed twin-unit rail cars

231

(1)

Swiss privately-owned railways: smaller companies' equipment

232

(1)

Suburban train sets for the S.N.C.F.

233

(1)

Train sets for the Netherlands Railways

234

(1)

Train sets for the Swedish State Railways

234

(1)

PART VI UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS

London's underground railways

235

(1)

The Paris Metro

236

(1)

Motor coaches with pneumatic tyres

236

(1)

Rome underground railway

237

(1)

Toronto subway coaches

237

(3)

The Reciprocating Steam Locomotive

C.R.H. Simpson

PART I CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN: A CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA

240

(79)

PART II STEAM LOCOMOTIVE EXPERIMENTS

Blast pipes

310

(1)

Boilers

310

(2)

Boosters

312

(1)

Compounding

312

(2)

Two-cylinder systems

313

(1)

Three-cylinder systems

313

(1)

Four-cylinder systems

313

(1)

Triple-expansion

314

(1)

Condensing

314

(1)

Cylinders

315

(1)

Fuels

315

(1)

Coal and oil

315

(1)

Colloidal fuels

315

(1)

Pulverized coal

315

(1)

Wood and peat

316

(1)

Streamlining

316

(1)

Superheaters

316

(1)

Smoke box superheaters

316

(1)

Boiler barrel superheaters

316

(1)

Cusack-Morton superheater

317

(1)

Fire-tube superheaters

317

(1)

Valves

317

(1)

Valve gears

318

(1)

Illustrated Survey of Modern Steam Locomotives

H. M. Le Fleming

PART I STANDARD GAUGE: 4 ft 8 1/2 in. NORTH AMERICAN

319

(2)

PART II STANDARD GAUGE: 4 ft 8 1/2 in. NORTH AMERICAN ARTICULATED

321

(20)

PART III STANDARD GAUGE: 4 ft 8 1/2 in. BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN

341

(2)

PART IV STANDARD GAUGE: 4 ft 8 1/2 in. FRENCH

343

(2)

PART V STANDARD GAUGE: 4 ft 8 1/2 in. AUSTRIAN, CZECHOSLOVAK, AND SCANDINAVIAN

345

(3)

PART VI STANDARD GAUGE: 4 ft 8 1/2 in. GERMAN AND SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPEAN

348

(11)

PART VII BROAD GAUGE: 5 ft 6 in. - 5 ft 0 in.

359

(2)

PART VIII CAPE GAUGE: 3 ft 6 in.

361

(3)

PART IX METRE GAUGE: 3ft 3 3/8 in.

364

(20)

PART X NARROW GAUGE: 3 ft 0 in. - 2 ft 0 in.

384

(17)

The Testing of Locomotives

S. O. Ell

PART I STEAM LOCOMOTIVE THEORY AND DATA

Action of the locomotive

386

(1)

Automatic supply of the working medium

386

(1)

Conversion of the working medium into tractive force and displacement

387

(1)

Boiler performance

387

(2)

The principal relationships

388

(1)

Heat and weight of steam produced

388

(1)

Heat in steam produced and heat released in the firebox

388

(1)

Heat liberated by combustion and heat in coal consumed

389

(1)

The steam-coal relation

389

(1)

Coals

389

(1)

Origin and nature

389

(1)

Bituminous coal

389

(1)

Proximate or engineering analysis

390

(1)

Calorific value

390

(1)

Ultimate or chemical analysis

390

(1)

Grading for locomotive purposes

390

(1)

Properties of representative coals

390

(1)

Combustion

390

(2)

Definition

390

(1)

The chemistry of combustion

390

(2)

The physical complement of combustion

392

(1)

Cylinder performance

392

(2)

Draughting

394

(1)

Definition

394

(1)

Operation

394

(1)

The ejector action

394

(1)

Heat transfer

395

(1)

The measurement of coal and water consumption

396

(1)

PART II STATIONARY TESTING PLANTS

Objects and origins

397

(1)

Brief description of the British stationary plants

398

(3)

Swindon

398

(3)

Rugby

401

(1)

PART III DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES

401

(8)

PART IV ROAD TESTING

Dynamometer cars

403

(1)

General description

403

(1)

Origin and development

403

(1)

Methods and systems of road testing

404

(2)

Discussion

404

(1)

Origin of road testing under controlled conditions

404

(2)

Comparative observational tests

406

(1)

Resistance of locomotives

406

(1)

Machinery resistance

406

(1)

Inherent resistance

406

(1)

Incidental resistance

406

(1)

Resistance of vehicles

407

(1)

Coaching stock

407

(1)

Multiple unit main-line stock

407

(1)

Freight vehicles

407

(1)

Traction relations

408

(1)

The equivalent drawbar tractive effort

408

(1)

The rail tractive effort

408

(1)

The actual drawbar tractive effort

408

(1)

PART V PERFORMANCE AND COST OF ENERGY

409

(55)

The Steam Locomotive in Traffic

O. S. Nock

PART I CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Introductory

411

(1)

Firing rates

411

(1)

Effect of fuel

411

(1)

Influence of gradients

412

(1)

Civil engineering restrictions

412

(1)

Rostering of locomotives

413

(1)

Cyclic workings

413

(1)

Route availability (the effect of hammer blow)

414

(1)

Locomotives for special service

414

(1)

Technical train timing

415

(1)

Ruling rate

415

(1)

Theoretical diagrams

415

(1)

Recovery time

415

(1)

PART II STANDARDIZATION OF LOCOMOTIVE DESIGNS

Introductory

416

(1)

General utility locomotives

416

(3)

Need for general utility types

416

(1)

British 4-6-0 general utility types

416

(3)

Stanier class ``5'' 4-6-0 workings

419

(1)

Range of standard designs

419

(1)

Great Western practice

419

(1)

The six-coupled suburban tank locomotives

420

(1)

Valve design: its importance

420

(1)

Contribution to standardization

420

(1)

Long-lap, long-travel valves

420

(1)

Overseas practice: a comparison

421

(1)

PART III HUMAN FACTORS IN LOCOMOTIVE RUNNING

Introductory: the training and selection of enginemen

421

(1)

The British position

422

(1)

Allocation of engines to crews

422

(1)

Psychology in running

423

(1)

Signalling and automatic train control

423

(2)

Signal sighting

424

(1)

British systems

424

(1)

American practice

424

(1)

PART IV PERFORMANCE: AN ANALYSIS OF SOME SEVERE PASSENGER DUTIES

British, French, and American work compared

425

(12)

Special train

435

(1)

Service train: Cornish Riviera express with dynamometer car attached

435

(1)

Exeter-Salisbury

436

(1)

Salisbury-Winklebury

436

(1)

Winklebury-Waterloo

436

(1)

Pennsylvania R.R. Class ``K-4'' 4-6-2

437

(1)

Steam versus diesel trials on N.Y.C. system

437

(1)

Working of Beyer-Garratt locomotives in Africa

437

(2)

The Organization of a Steam Motive Power Depot

G. Freeman Allen

P. Ransome-Wallis

PART I THE MOTIVE POWER DEPARTMENT

Allocation of locomotives

439

(1)

District organization

440

(1)

Local organization - the shedmaster and his staff

440

(7)

Clerks

440

(1)

Enginemen

440

(1)

Running foremen and locomotive inspectors

441

(1)

Shed grades

441

(1)

Tradesmen

442

(3)

PART II THE PLANNING AND LAYOUT OF A RUNNING SHED

The roundhouse

445

(1)

The parallel-road shed

445

(2)

PART III THE ROUTINE OF A LARGE RUNNING SHED

Cleaning of engines

447

(1)

Preparation of engines

447

(1)

Repairs and the X-day scheme

448

(1)

X-days - boiler washouts and periodical examinations

449

(12)

PART IV STEAM ENGINE TERMINALS IN THE UNITED STATES

Engine terminals

451

(1)

The servicing shed

451

(1)

The maintenance termina

452

(1)

Hot boiler washout plant

452

(9)

Unconventional Forms of Railway Motive Power

P. Ransome-Wallis

PART I MULTI-CYLINDER STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

Reciprocating steam locomotives with gear drive

461

(1)

The Sentinel Patent locomotive

462

(1)

The Shay locomotive

462

(1)

Multi-cylinder steam locomotives with direct drive

462

(2)

The Paget locomotive (1908)

462

(1)

The Henschel 1-Do-1 locomotive (1941)

463

(1)

The Southern Railway ``Leader'' Class (1948)

463

(1)

Coras Iompair Eireann, peat-burning locomotive (1958)

463

(1)

PART II STEAM LOCOMOTIVES USING VERY HIGH PRESSURES

464

(40)

PART III STEAM TURBINE DRIVEN LOCOMOTIVES

Condensing turbine locomotives with electrical transmission

465

(1)

The Reid-Ramsay turbine-electric locomotive (1910)

465

(1)

The Ramsay turbine-electric locomotive (1920)

465

(1)

The Union Pacific R.R. 4-6-4+0-6-4 units (1938)

466

(1)

Condensing turbine locomotives with mechanical transmission

466

(1)

The Zolly turbine locomotive (1921)

466

(1)

The Krupp turbine locomotive (1922)

466

(1)

The Ramsay Macleod turbine locomotive (1924)

466

(1)

The Ljungstrom turbine locomotives (1924-28)

467

(1)

Non-condensing turbine locomotives with electrical transmission

467

(1)

Chesapeake and Ohio R.R. No. 500 (1947)

467

(1)

Norfolk and Western R.R. No. 2300 (1951)

468

(1)

Non-condensing turbine locomotives with mechanical transmission

468

(4)

Belluzzo's engine (1907)

468

(1)

Grangesberg-Oxelosund (Sweden) 2-8-0 locomotive (1922)

468

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Stanier 4-6-2 turbomotive for the L.M.S.R. (1935)

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Pennsylvania R.R. 6-8-6 Class ``S-2'' (1946)

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Other applications of the steam turbine to the railway locomotive

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PART IV CONDENSING TENDERS FOR RECIPROCATING LOCOMOTIVES

South African 4-8-4 locomotives Class ``25''

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PART V RACK AND SIMILAR LOCOMOTIVES

Rack locomotives: steam

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Rack adhesion

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Rack only

473

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Rack locomotives: diesel

473

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Railcars for the Monte Generoso Railway (1958)

473

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Rack locomotives: electric

473

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Some systems of rack working

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The Riggenbach system

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The Abt system

474

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The Locher system

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Braking systems

475

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The Fell system

475

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PART VI MISCELLANEOUS UNCONVENTIONAL MOTIVE POWER

Dual powered locomotives

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Diesel and electric locomotives

476

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Diesel electric - electric locomotives

476

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Electrically heated steam locomotives

476

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The Kitson-Still locomotive, 1927

476

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Propeller-driven railcars

477

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The Gas Turbine in Railway Service

P. Ransome-Wallis

PART I GAS TURBINE-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES

Outline of the basic principles of the working of a gas turbine-electric locomotive

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Brief description of some gas turbine-electric locomotives

487

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The first gas turbine-electric locomotive (1943)

487

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Gas turbine-electric locomotives for British Railways

488

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Gas turbine-electric locomotives for the Union Pacific Railroad of America

489

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PART II THE TURBO-DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE

Swedish turbo-diesel locomotives

492

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French experimental turbo-diesel locomotive, No. 040. GA. I

492

(2)

Concise Biographies of Famous Locomotive Designers and Engineers

494

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H. M. Le Fleming

Appendix I Wheel arrangement: steam power

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Appendix II Wheel arrangement: diesel and electric wheel notation

505

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Appendix III Glossary of Locomotive Terms

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For Further Reading

509

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Notes on Contributors

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives

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