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Jan-1970

The difficulty of transmitting high power in mechanical gearboxes does not come from the gears, which are suitably dimensioned and have no other limits than that of the gears themselves

Jan-1970

The Asynchro transmission has been used on a large number of tractors, locomotives or railcars such as 200 hp SNCF type tractors, 640 hp - 55 tons bogie locomotive, 800 - locomotive

Jan-1970

The following note, which naturally expresses the personal opinions of the authors, is intended to develop the general ideas, theories and results of experience that justify the job

Jan-1970

In order to carry out the numerous shunting operations at Gueugnon station on their Saône-et-Loire network, the Cie C.F.D. used a steam locomotive until 1930. At that time, the important traffic was n

Sep-1961

A locomotive gearbox, designed to avoid a sudden loss of tractive effort when shifting gears, has been used on twin-engine locomotives with a power rating of up to

Jun-1957

Manufactured in the Montmirail workshops, the "ASYNCHRO" hydromechanical transmission has a single coupler in the hydraulic part, which avoids the use of torque transformers that do not have any coupl

Jun-1957

In order to reduce the construction cost, maintenance requirements, drive train fatigue and fuel consumption, the "mechanical transmission" solution for high-powered vehicles is the most efficient way

Jul-1955

Although the creation of the diesel engine dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, it was not until the 1940s that diesel locomotives became widely used throughout the world.

Jul-1955

While in Europe the war halted the development begun in 1939, in the United States diesel traction was undergoing a major development, which, becoming more pronounced in the post-war period, led to f