Completion of electrification of Capetown suburban railway lines is described; power supply; passengers carried and area covered; overhead equipment; insulation and erection work; working under electrification; general speeding up of trains; schedule improvements; rolling stock; multiple-unit system of control; control current; details of camshaft motor control.


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    Title :

    Railway developments in South Africa


    Additional title:

    Modern Transport


    Published in:

    Modern Transport ; 20 , n 504


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    10 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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