DENMARK’S MOVE
A revolutionary move in railway practice which it is expected will lead eventually to the scrapping of steam locomotives in Denmark was recently reported from Copenhagen. The Danish State railway administrator, according to advices received in London,, has announced that all future locomotive requirements for the State railways are to be met by Dieselengined units and that no further steam locomotives arc to bo ordered. It is added that the State railways which have employed oil-electric locomotives since 1927, have on order an additional 18 locomotives and seven rail-cars with an aggregate of 6000 h.p. It is pointed out that the new Danish policy follows a trend that is becoming increasingly evident amongst the world’s railway companies. Diesel--1 power locomotives are in regular serI vice in IS overseas countries. No less than 277 large Diesel-electric locoj motives are now being built for Rus--1 sia. Siam has 13 locomotives in operation, and is operating tne Bangkok■Singaporo mail trains with this typo of locomotive.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17944, 23 November 1932, Page 7
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