HIGH POWER TRACTION CURRENT COLLECTION AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE ROME-FLORENCE DIRETTISSIMA LINE-APRIL 1978

In April 1978 the FS carried out high speed current collection tests (up to 250 km/h) under the 3000 V overhead contact system equipping the new Rome--Florence Direttissima line. 2 pantographs have been tested, namely, the FS 77 pantograph developed and constructed by the FS, and the AMDE pantograph developed and constructed by Messrs. Faiveley. It follows from the tests results that taking into account the recorded losses of contact, movements and wear, the 2 tested pantographs are suitable for satisfactory current collection up to a speed of 250 km/h under the 3000 V d.c. overhead contact system equipping the Rome--Florence Direttissima line.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1978-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power generation and transmission; Electrical conductivity; High speed rail; Pantographs; Railroad electrification
• Identifier Terms: Ferrovie dello Stato
• Old TRIS Terms: Conductor collector dynamics; Electric power collection; Question dt82(A129)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053364
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DT 82 (A 129)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM