In order to maintain revenues and financial structures of railroads, traffic density must increase and operating expenses per traffic unit must be reduced; article discusses achievement of this by suitable coordination of rail and road transport, with certain consolidations of rail lines and restriction of heavy long-haul traffic to railways; problem of motive power adequacy discussed with particular reference to steam and electric locomotives. Before Am Inst Elec Engrs. (See also Elec Eng v 59 n 10 Oct 1940 p 400-6; Ry Elec Engr v 31 n 7 July 1940 p 142-6 and 149)


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    Titel :

    Modern rail transport


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    New Zealand Instn Engrs -- Proc


    Beteiligte:
    Wright, A.M. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1940


    Format / Umfang :

    19 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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