Title :
Railways ¿ are steam-turbine-electrics a viable proposition?
Author_Institution :
Sunderland Polytechnic, Mechanical Engineering Department, Sunderland, UK
Abstract :
Since 1893 there have been six major attempts to develop a steam-electric locomotive, five using a turbine. All attempts ended in failure and there would appear to be no useful role to be played by a modernised steam-electric concept.
Journal_Title :
Electronics and Power
DOI :
10.1049/ep.1980.0455
