Sorry, list... On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Nix, Robert P. wrote:
> Just for the record... Diesel locomotives *are* electric locomotives.... > The wheels on a diesel are turned by electric motors; the diesel engine > is used to run a generator only. What you're describing is a diesel-electric locomotive (as Gregg observed). Diesel-mechanical locomotives do (did?) exist, and they indeed were just a diesel engine driving the wheels directly (via gearing, obviously). ISTR diesel-hydraulic also... The old Queensland Government Railways (now QR) ran a passenger conveyance known simply as the "rail-motor". It was basically a diesel bus on rails: complete with hydraulically-actuated gearbox. I'm sure other rail operators ran similar equipment. Cheers, Vic
