Page 8 - Historical documents

Jul-1955

Ch. Tourneur examines here the essential characteristics and performance of modern machines, seeking to identify what their evolution may be in the coming years. It limits

Jul-1955

This is the conclusion of S.N.C.F. Chief Engineer Ch. Tourneur on the suitability of the diesel locomotive to provide the various services required in railway operations

Sep-1950

The financial and technical advantages brought by the mechanical transmission, pushed the Departmental Railways Company to adopt this type of transmission to complete the construction

Sep-1950

The special feature of the pneumatic control of the 400 CH 34 t tractor is that the gears are not shifted simultaneously on both gearboxes, but that the tractive effort is shifted sequentially

Sep-1950

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Sep-1950

The 2x200hp diesel locomotive was designed for the operation of a low-traffic branch line in the South-East Region of the S.N.C.F.

Sep-1950

In order to reduce the cost price per tonne-kilometre on the branch lines, the Departmental Railway Company decided to build 400 hp, 34-tonne diesel tractors.

Sep-1947

"The issue of rural transportation is one of the most important problems facing our country as a whole, so it seems necessary that the operators of the railways serving the rural areas should be encou