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Background Information. Investigates the design of the LMS turbine powered locomotive 6202. Introduction, challenges, previous turbine-powered locomotives, the first turbine-powered ;locomotive designed by Professor Guiseppe Belluzzo in 1908, pressure compounding, velocity compounded (Curtis) stage, origin of the turbine design in LMS 6202, AB Ljungstroms Angturbin (ALA), map of Sweden, Alf Lysholm, the precursor of LMS 6202, early screw compressor by ALA (picture kindly provided by 'Svenska Rotor Maskiner), steam turbine powered locomotive for the TGOJ designed by Alf Lysholm built by NOHAB (image form www.digitalmuseum.se), the birth of LMS 6202, main features of LMS 6202 turbines, references |