DIESEL-ELECTRIC ENGINES FOR BRITISH RAILWAYS.—The first of three new Diesel-electric express locomotives, designed and built in Kent for the British Railways, arriving at London's Victoria station after a test run. The engine weighs 135 tons, is 64 feet long, and is capable of a speed of 80 miles, an hour.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26319, 13 January 1951, Page 8
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50DIESEL-ELECTRIC ENGINES FOR BRITISH RAILWAYS.—The first of three new Diesel-electric express locomotives, designed and built in Kent for the British Railways, arriving at London's Victoria station after a test run. The engine weighs 135 tons, is 64 feet long, and is capable of a speed of 80 miles, an hour. Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26319, 13 January 1951, Page 8
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