Gas Turbine Locomotive.--A gas turbine locomotive with wheels that not only turn to negotiate curves but also move from side to side under the cab for smoother riding, was reported in New York City, N. Y., recently by engineers of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The experimental locomotive,
Gas-Turbine Electric Locomotives
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1956
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 97 KB
- Volume
- 261
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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