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Diesel-hydraulic locomotives

Scope note

Use for locomotives in which power developed by oil-burning internal combustion engines is delivered through hydraulic transmissions to driving rods and axles by means of shafts and gears.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000228419

Equivalent Terms used

diesel-hydraulic locomotive

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13yrs ago

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