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Krnov–Głuchołazy Railway
Krnov–Głuchołazy railway is a main and branch line for railway transport in the Czech Republic and Poland. Originally it was built and operated by Mährisch-Schlesische Centralbahn (MSCB). It is a north–south railway line between Krnov and Głuchołazy, which runs parallel with the border between the two countries. History On 21 April 1870 MSCB gained concession to build a railway between Olomouc, Olmütz and Leobschütz, Landesgrenze via Krnov, Jägerndorf. Concession also included the rights for creating a branch line from Město Albrechtice, Olbersdorf to Vrbno pod Pradědem, Würbenthal in Prussia via Nysa, Poland, Neisse, Opava, Troppau, Rýmařov, Römerstadt . On 1 October 1872 the line between Olmütz and Jägerndorf-Hennersdorf was temporarily opened for freight traffic as well. Not so much later, on 15 October it was opened for passenger transport as well. Line on the other side of the border is operating since 1 December 1875. MSCB was nationalisation, nationali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diesel Locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels. Early internal combustion locomotives and railcars used kerosene and gasoline as their fuel. Rudolf Diesel patented his first compression-ignition engine in 1898, and steady improvements to the design of diesel engines reduced their physical size and improved their power-to-weight ratios to a point where one could be mounted in a locomotive. Internal combustion engines only operate efficiently within a limited power band, and while low power gasoline engines could be coupled to mechanical transmissions, the more powerful diesel engines required the development of new forms of transmission. This is because clutches would need to be very large at these power levels and would not fit in a standard -wide locomotive frame, or wear too quic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
