AUTOMATION OF MOTIVE POWER UNITS AS REGARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES

The author shows the reasons for which the railways are particularly suitable for automation, from both a technical and an economic point of view, and then examines automatic train running control, continuous automatic control and cab signals, and automatic running and braking control, describing, as an example, the DB's type 103 high-speed locomotive and its equipment. He also describes the experiments carried out on series 110 300 and 110 299 locomotives, as well as on locomotive 112 270, equipped for braking to a stop, and refers to the ultimate object of research, which should result in the rationalization, as well as in an improvement and speeding-up, of the whole process of transport.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

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• Authors:
  • Gierth, E
• Conference:
  • International Railway Congress Assn Monthly Bull
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 35 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 6-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Electric locomotives; Locomotives; Railroad electrification; Signaling; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051314
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 25 1976 12:00AM