GAS TURBINE OPERATING ON BRITISH RAILWAYS

Some details of experience so far gained with the Brown-Boveri and Metropolitan-Vickers gas turbine locomotives are presented. The combined effect of poor part-load efficiency and considerable portion of operating time at low power settings gave a useful work-to-fuel ratio for a complete trip not very different from that of a good steam locomotive. The Brown-Boveri locomotive accumulated about 120,000 miles and 3,300 hours compared to 42,000 and 1,200 for the Metropolitan-Vickers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1953-2-20

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 201
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 98

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Fuels; Gas turbine locomotives; Locomotives; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Turbine locomotives
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039924
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM