DB ADOPTS THREE-PHASE TRACTION FOR FUTURE NEEDS

German Federal Railway (DB) operates freight and passenger services on electrified lines with a fleet of 2700 electric locomotives of seven distinct types covering four and six-axle units. The advantages in operating, logistics, maintenance and staff training of having one universal locomotive to perform the tasks of seven specialised units are substantial. DB now has such a locomotive, the three-phase drive BR 120.

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    Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

    P.O. Box 8
    Falmouth, Cornwall,   England 
  • Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Photos;
  • Pagination: p. 18-21
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00386922
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: International Union of Railways
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM