RUNNING BR WEST COAST ROUTE ON 25 KV

Review of paper presented to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in which the author mentions remedies taken such as overcoming overhead 'blow-offs', broken rails, wheel shelling, and locomotives' adhesion performance; also the trial application of thyristor control.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications

  Penthouse 1, 15 West 55th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Authors:
  • Ribbons, R T
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 42-44
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY ENGINEER
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; High speed rail; Pantographs; Railroad electrification; Train operations
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Train performance; Wheel shelling
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173380
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM