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[Chief Mechanical Engineer, Junin, Peru [William Frank Stanton (1887-1962), English civil engineer?]:Biblio.com

Rail Car Copy of typed report into the 'Development of Rail Car Services in Europe Germany Austria Hungary and Denmark' by the Chief Mechanical Engineer Junin Peru William Frank Stanton. With six fold-out blueprints.

réf. 12992Junin Peru; 29 November 1935. 32pp. foolscap 8vo bound into white wraps with the six fold-out blueprints. In very good condition on lightly-aged paper in worn wraps. Figure 1: '2-6-2 Diesel Locomotive V.1601 showing the 'general characteristics' of the 'new 1400 H.P. Diesel locomotive'. Figure 2: 'General Arrangement of the small standard Shunting Locomotive' '75 H.P. Diesel shunting locomotive made by the Deutz Motorenfabr Köln Germany'. Figure 3: 'general proportions' of 'the old "Flying Hamburger" and the new unit equipped with hydraulic transmission'. Figure 4: '150 H.P. Diesel-Hydraulic Rail Car'. Figure 5: '2-2 2-2 Petrol-hydraulic Railcar series VT63'. Figure 6: 'Acceleration curves for various power-transmissions'. The report begins: 'I spent most of the month of August visiting Germany Austria Hungary and Denmark for the purpose of obtaining as much information as I possibly could in connection with the development of rail cars and rail car services in Europe and I divided my tipe principally into three sections namely: - a Visiting the Works of engine and rail car builders. b Discussing the subject with the various Chief Mechanical Engineers and Operating Staff. c Travelling on various rail cars for the purpose of forming my own impressions.' Headings: Trip from Strasburg to Cham 'accompanied by Herr Oberbaurat F. Scherrer Sectional Operating Engineer of the German State Railways on a Diesel car of 150 H.P.'; Austrian State Railways; The Steiermarkische Landisbahnem Railway Company; Visit to Austrian State Railways' Offices Vienna; Visit to Hungarian State Railways; Trial of Egyptian State Railways' Diesel Rail Car; Trial Run on 500 H.P. Diesel Car; Visit to the Headquarters of the German State Rlys. Berlin; Danish State Railways. From the papers of William Frank Stanton. Junin, Peru; 29 November 1935. paperback

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni150,00 £GB≈ 178,51 €

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