Thaniyat Railway - Locomotive heat release problem in tunnels (TM-AERO-45)

Last updated on 31 March 2014 12:33
Part of the Thaniyat Railway will consist of a difficult mountainous section of line which involves a number of tunnels on steep gradients. It is shown that if conventional diesel electric traction is used, an airflow heating problem will arise around the locomotives. The problem can be overcome by applying...
Author(s): Pope C W
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1980
United Kingdom
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