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EVOLUTION OF THE RAIL-WHEEL SYSTEM. DIESEL TRACTION'S CONTRIBUTION

W Zuhn

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The history of traction by heat engine at the DB and mention of some of the technical innovations of diesel engines in the railway rolling stock sphere : the V.T 627/628 flexible bogie, internal combustion engines. Diesel traction is now being replaced by electric traction, but it still has a role to play. The author mentions some of the adaptations made to diesel engines for their new roles and discusses the technical improvements which diesel specialists will have to make.

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Key concepts: Automotive engineering, Diesel fuel, Traction (geology), Diesel engine, Engineering, Bogie, Common rail, Internal combustion engine