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Show New Locomotive Saves British 17 Tons of Steel LONDON. The British government govern-ment has just drawn up designs and let contracts for the construction of a standardized wartime locomotive which, instead of requiring the 21 tons of steelwork that hitherto went into a railroad engine in addition to other materials, will need only four tons of steel. The new engine will be capable of hauling a 700-ton load at 30 to 40 miles an hour. It will not be used for express work but will pull slow freights and possibly even some passenger pas-senger trains. Many thousands of man-hours will be saved in its construction. con-struction. The production of this "austerity" locomotive is said to be one of the biggest programs ever launched in this country. It will be undertaken by private firms. ; "Austerity" engines can be.readi-; ly adapted to all gauges for overseas, production. Also they can easily be converted into oil burners. |