(19)
(11) EP 0 210 057 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.11.1987 Bulletin 1987/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.01.1987 Bulletin 1987/05

(21) Application number: 86305533

(22) Date of filing: 18.07.1986
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 23.07.1985 GB 8518539

(71) Applicants:
  • WICKHAM LAND LIMITED
     ()
  • Cooper, James
     ()

(72) Inventor:
  • Cooper, James
     ()

   


(54) Railway vehicle


(57) A railway train which may be of the railbus or railcar type comprises one or more load carrying vehicles (10) is coupled to a power unit vehicle (1) on which are mounted on electric generator (7), and an engine (6) for driving the generator. The vehicle (10) has an electric motor (16) for driving its rail wheels (15) when energized by the generator output, the power source unit rail wheels (2) being undriven. The vehicle (10) may have electric power collector means (20).






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