KCR Hall-Scott Motor Coach - Engine Compartment

Submitted by Chinarail

Authors:

Chinarail ( Enhanced scan from The Far Eastern Review Dec.1922)

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kcr

CKR

Kowloon Canton Railway

railways

Locomotives

train

The coaches were powered by 150 H.P six-cylinder internal combustion engines burning kerosene . The cylinders were 8 in. by 10 in. adapted for use by kerosene as a fuel. Th motor was equipped with a high-tension magneto and distributor with coil connected to two sets of spark plugs. The air compressor was two-cylinder , water-cooled and powed directly from the engine.

Date picture taken (may be approximate):

Sunday, January 1, 1922

Gallery:

1920s Hong Kong