Thursday, February 23, 2012

Italian post-WW2 ALn 880 class railcar

This was one of the railcars conceived after WW2 to revitalise Italian passenger traffic.  The class had a 12 cylinder supercharged diesel engine placed horizontally  under the carbody.  They were withdrawn by the end of the 1980s.

Year designed: 1946
Years built: 1947- ?
Number built: 40
Builder: Breda
Length: 27 metres
Passenger capacity:  80 1st and 2nd class
Axle arrangement:  2-B
Wheelbase: 18.5 metres
Bogie wheelbase: 2.8 metres
Weight in service: 44.5 tonnes
Adhesive weight:  23.6 tonnes
Wheel diameter: 900 mm
Engine: D19/SA12P
Output: 315 kW (430 hp) at 1500 rpm
Transmission: Wilson epicyclic gearbox, fluid flywheel
Maximum allowed speed:  130 km/h

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