ARTICULATED TRAMS '2000 SERIES' OF THE ZURICH MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

From 1976 onward, the Zurich Municipal Transport Authority is putting a total of 60 articulated trams of the series 2001/2301 'Tram 2000' into operation. These vehicles, conceived as 'all-electric' vehicles, are equipped with electronic choppers and electronically controlled spring-loaded brakes. The author provides a concise but comprehensive description of the electrical part of the vehicle.

• Corporate Authors:

  Brown Boveri and Company Limited

  Publicity Department
  Baden,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Baechler, U
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 717-723
• Serial:
  • Brown Boveri Review
  • Volume: 63
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Brown Boveri and Company Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Choppers (Electricity); Electric brakes; Electric trains; Light rail vehicles; Propulsion; Railroad cars; Solid state devices; Street railroads; Trolley cars; Vehicle power plants
• Candidate Terms: Electric traction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Choppers; Solid state
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157567
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1981 12:00AM