Observations made during a years' study of Japanese railway system, before disastrous earthquake of Sept. 1, 1923. Historical notes; physical characteristics of Imperial Japanese Railways; difficulties encountered in building railways in Islands of Japan, and description of type of road bed, bridges, etc., comparison between Japanese and American rolling-stock practice and railway traffic density. A comprehensive scheme of electrification has been decided on with 1500 volts d.c. as standard, calling for total of 336 electric locomotives by the year 1928.
Railways in the Japanese Empire
Gen. Elec. Rev
General Electric Review ; 27 , n 4
1924
11 pages
15 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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