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Originally Posted by Foxwall

Could some kind person give me an "idiots" guide to how the diesel hydraulic engines worked. I understand that diesel electrics generated electricity to drive the traction motors. What did the diesel hydraulic generate to power their traction motors ?

And am i right in thinking that most DMU's were direct drive diesels ?

Thanks

Hi Foxwall
This might help you
I worked on these locos at St Blazey a beautiful engine but very complex

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_...esel-hydraulic
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