POWER SUPPLY FOR RAILWAYS IN CITY REGIONS. I. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS

On the occasion of the last symposium in Vienna in 1968, attention was drawn to the difficulties arising from current collection and power supply for high-speed running. These problems were taken up by ORE and are at present being tackled. In the meantime, it had to be recognised that problems of a partly similar and partly different nature are also encountered, and must be solved, in respect of current collection and power supply for high-frequency train services in large conurbations. Here, the first step must be to analyse the problems themselves and to assess the range where the difficulties are liable to occur within a near future. It should be pointed out that the present paper is exclusively concerned with conventional railway systems and well-known systems of current supply to motive power units.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Breyer, W
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Electric power transmission; High speed rail; Multiple unit trains; Passenger service; Railroad electrification; Rapid transit
• Old TRIS Terms: Power collection
• Subject Areas: Energy; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053731
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1982 12:00AM