CURRENT COLLECTION WITH TWO-STAGE PANTOGRAPHS ON THE NEW PARIS-LYON LINE

Testing has shown that power can be collected from a catenary at 300 km/h but the Paris South East high-speed route presents special problems because the TGV trainsets must draw power from a heavy 1.5 kV dc catenary at both ends at 200 km/h and from a 25 kV ac catenary at 260 km/h on the new line. A two-stage pantograph will be used for the 25 kV-ac line, combining rapid response of the collector at very high speed with the large variations of contact wire height on existing lines.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Boissonnade, P
  • Dupont, R
• Publication Date: 1977-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 392-395
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catenaries (Railroads); Dual powered locomotives; Electric locomotives; High speed rail; Multiple unit cars; Multiple unit trains; Pantographs; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Old TRIS Terms: Dual voltage locomotives
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167513
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM