FIRST NARROW-GAUGE THYRISTOR LOCOS PIONEER ADHESION GAINS

Adhesion values of around 50 percent have been recorded on the metre-gauge Rhaetian Railway since Switzerland's first series-production thyristor locomotives were delivered last year. Mechanically-similar to SBB's numerous Re 4/4" class, RhB's ten Ge 4/4" units with their four-stage thyristor/diode bridge connection have proved the electrical advantages of stepless solid-state control without adverse effect on the traction supply network.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Electric power conditioning; Locomotives; Measuring instruments; Narrow gage track; Propulsion; Technology; Thyristors; Train track dynamics; Vehicle power plants
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• Old TRIS Terms: Meter gauge; Propulsion controls; Thyristor control
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054932
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM