BATTERY-POWERED TRAINS CRISSCROSS GERMANY

The German Federal Railway currently operates 230 railcars powered entirely by storage batteries. These cars average 56,000 miles per year per car with speeds up to 60 mph and a 250 mile range per battery charge. The primary advantage of a battery-powered car is the combination of the economy of electric propulsion and the flexibility of self-powered units. The article contains a technical description of the cars and battery system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 53-56
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric batteries; Electric power; Electric vehicles; Electrical systems; Propulsion; Railroad cars; Storage batteries
• Identifier Terms: Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095234
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM