BRITISH B-B TWIN-ENGINE UNDERGROUND MINES DIESEL-HYDRAULIC OF 216 HP FOR 24-IN./36-IN. TRACKS

Hunslet 21-ton locomotive for National Coal Board designed for 25 mile/h running with Hunslet exhaust conditioner to operate man-riding and supply service on 36-in. track for runs up to 6 miles to coal face. NCB specified Phosphate Ester Fluid applied to Twin Disc transmission under service conditions after extensive evaluation trials at Eastington Colliery.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 71-72
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal mining; Diesel engines; Diesel hydraulic locomotives; Freight transportation; Fuel storage; Industrial railroads; Liquefied gases; Locomotives; Supply; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054282
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Rail Engineering International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1974 12:00AM