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.


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    Title :

    Railways in the Japanese Empire


    Additional title:

    Gen. Elec. Rev


    Contributors:
    Dodd, S.T. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1924


    Size :

    11 pages


    Remarks:

    15 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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