OIL BURNING LOCOMOTIVE
-Press Assoeiation
TRACK TRIAL SUCCESSFUL
By Telegraph—
WELLINGTON, Nov. 2. The first track trials at Paekakariki of the locomotive K-927, which has been converted to oil fuel, were suceessful, stated railway officials. The engine was tested without a load to eheck on the new equipment, but later it will pull full loads between Paekakariki and Taihape. Fuel tanks have been installed at both ends of this section of the Main Trunk,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHRONL19461102.2.29
Bibliographic details
Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1946, Page 5
Word Count
74OIL BURNING LOCOMOTIVE Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1946, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Chronicle (Levin). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in