Manchester and Altrincham Railway, after 80 yr. of steam working, is changed over to electric traction; density of traffic necessitated sectional area of overhead conductor equivalent to 0.85 sq. in. of copper; this construction is, so far, heaviest in Europe; rolling stock manufactured by General Electric Co.; motor coaches have two d. c. series-wound 328-hp., 750-volt motors (connected in series) on each of their two trucks; schematic diagram of control circuits. (See also - no. 3931 May 15 1931 pp 536-538; Elec. Rev vol. 108, no. 2790, May 15, 1931 pp. 827-828, 7 figs; Elecn., vol. 106, no. 2763, May 15, 1931, pp. 714-715, 8 figs.; Elec. Ry. Bus and Tram Jl., vol. 64, no. 1610, May 22, 1931, pp. 274-278, 8 figs.; Elec. Times, vol. 79, no. 2064, May 14, 1931, pp. 875-880, 11 figs.; Engineering, vol. 131, no. 3409, May 15, 1931, pp. 645-647, 5 figs.; Locomotive, vol. 37, no. 466, June 15, 1931, pp. 190-193, 2 figs.; Machy. Market, no. 1595, May 29, 1931, pp. 23-27, 11 figs.; Mech. World, vol. 89, no. 2315, May 15, 1931, pp. 461-463, 2 figs.; Ry. Gaz., vol. 54, no. 19, May 8, 1931, pp. 701-704, 11 figs.; Ry. Engr., vol. 52, no. 617, June 1931, pp. 217-223, 14 figs. and Tramway and Ry. World, vol. 69, nos. 24 and 29, May 14, 1931, pp. 243-246 and June 11, pp. 301-310, 22 figs)


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    Title :

    Altrincham electric railway


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 151 , n 3932


    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    15 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Altrincham electric railway

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1931


    Altrincham electric railway

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1931


    Altrincham electric railway

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1931


    Altrincham electric railway

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1931


    Altrincham electric railway

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1931