Power is derived from a British United Traction Limited "A"-type 150-h.p. six-cylinder horizontal diesel engine; this drives through a fluid flywheel, and thence through a free wheel unit to a four-speed epicyclic gearbox.
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Epicyclic
Synonyms for "epicyclic" (3 found)
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Manx
1 entries- far-chiarkylagh adj (of or relating to epicycles)
Polish
1 entries- epicykliczny adj (of or relating to epicycles)
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The gearbox is of the self-changing compound epicyclic SE.4 type, with Sinclair fluid coupling, having a maximum torque of 750 lb./ft.
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