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.
Electrification of the Visp-Zermatt railway
Engineer
Engineer ; 149 , n 3871
1930
2 pages
3 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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