DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE
FOR ARID TERRITORY,
SUCCESSFUL TRIALS -J
(United ' Press Association.—Copyright.)
(Received 24th January, 9 a.m.)
BERLIN, 23rd January,
A revolutionary design of railway; engines regarded as of international importance, completed at Dusseldorf ia co-operation with Krupps, is a Diesel oil-driven 1200 horse-power locomotive, requiring, no water. It is intended for use in Russia and other countries where vast tracts do not facilitate water supply. Representatives of British, Russian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Canadian ' railways were present at the official tests, when a locomotive pulled a load of 1350 tons up a steep grade with ease. It requires a fifth less fuel than the ordinary type of engine of equal power.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 19, 24 January 1927, Page 9
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110DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 19, 24 January 1927, Page 9
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