Wednesday, October 1, 2014

De Dietrich autorails for Algeria from France, 1951


The De Dietrich diesel-mechanical twinset railcars of 640 hp were built after a formula adopted for the first time in France by the builder in 1932 and maintained for ones delivered to the S.N.C.F., the D.H.P. network, and the railways of Syria, Algeria (12, as shown in the pic) and Tunisia.

C.F.A. specifications
Axle arrangement: B'2'+2'B'
Total length: 48.85 metres
Bogie (truck) wheelbase in each body: 16.86 metres
Wheelbase of motorised axles: 4 metres
Wheelbase of unpowered axles: 3 metres
Weight in working order: 75 tonnes
Number of seating places, 1st/2nd classes: 40
Number of seating places, 3rd class: 98
Baggage compartment capacity: 2,800 kg
Normal speed at 1500 rpm: 120 km/h

Performances achieved in official trials
On level: 120 km/h
On a slope of 1.5 %: 62 km/h
On a slope of 2.5 %: 40 km/h

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