Re: Different engines
Posted: 29 Nov 2010
Yes, a big FO Auto box.
Umm, it's much darker than that, it's more like Delage Red, the same colour as my CX turbo.Scarecrow wrote:I like the choo-choo-puff in venetian red and yellow. What a handsome beast.
Philhod wrote: Yes it is rather smart. I don't know much about tractive power that's not steam.
How do the drybollocks work then? some sort of g/box??
Also see:The mechanical transmissions used for railroad propulsion are generally more complex and much more robust than road versions. There is usually a fluid coupling interposed between the engine and gearbox, and the gearbox is often of the epicyclic (planetary) type to permit shifting while under load. Various systems have been devised to minimise the break in transmission during gear changing, e.g. the S.S.S. (synchro-self-shifting) gearbox used by Hudswell Clarke.
Diesel-mechanical propulsion is limited by the difficulty of building a reasonably sized transmission capable of coping with the power and torque required to move a heavy train. A number of attempts to use Diesel-mechanical propulsion in high power applications have been made (e.g. the 1,500 kW (2000 horsepower) British Rail 10100 locomotive), although none have proved successful in the end.
docchevron132 wrote:Voith = utter shite. That is all.