Two 8-motor, triple car, non-articulated streamlined electric trains for Swiss Federal Railways; motor fitted to each axle of two outer cars; center vehicle is nonmotored; current collected by two pantographs; overhead line current is Swiss standard 15 kv 16 2/3 cycles single phase, and aggregate 1-hr rating of 8 motors in 2320 hp at 71 mph; top permissible speed 93 mph.


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    Title :

    High-speed electric trains in Switzerland


    Additional title:

    Elec Ry Traction (Supp Ry Gaz)



    Publication date :

    1937


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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