Railway placed order with Oerlikon Co., as main contractors, for five locomotives for adhesion and rack operation, this being first time that single-phase engines had been used for service of this kind; power is taken from Swiss Federal Railway's supply system, and pressure at feeding point in 10,500 volts; apart from actual mountain section there is to be 5.5 mi. section in Rhone Valley from Visp to Brigue.


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    Titel :

    Electrification of the Visp-Zermatt railway


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineer


    Erschienen in:

    Engineer ; 149 , n 3871


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1930


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Anmerkungen:

    3 Figs.


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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