Notes on new BTH equipments for London Tube Railways; new cars now in commission are made up into trains of 5 motor cars and 2 trailer cars, and each train can be split up into 4-car unit, and 3-car unit; acceleration increased to at least 1.5 mph per sec; control equipment is of PCM type, consisting mainly of electropneumatic devices; description of control gear; motor generator equipment; wiring; operation. (See also Passenger Transport J v 85 n 2162 Dec 12 1941 p 211-12)


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    Title :

    Control equipments for London tube railways


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 75 , n 24


    Publication date :

    1941


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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