ATOMIC ENERGY AND PROPULSION

The McKinney Panel expressed the opinion that, although atomic locomotives could be built and operated successfully, they seemed to offer no economic advantage until improvements in reactor technologies were made; it was estimated that the overall cost of an atomic locomotive would be 2-1/2 times that of a diesel locomotive. As to the British Railways 15-year modernisation plan, which involves adoption of electric and diesel traction the railways could in future draw an increasing proportion of their energy from electricity generated by nuclear power, which could, by 1975 supply 40 percent of the electricity.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1956-5-25

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 400-401
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 104

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Locomotives; Railroad electrification; Railroads; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Nuclear powered locomotives
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039955
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM