All electrical drives and cabling for bascule spans of Jubilee bridge at Barrow-in-Furness have been replaced by new equipment supplied through General Electric Co; each leaf is driven by 25-hp d-c motor having max speed of 400 rpm; each is supplied through flexible cable from its own Ward Leonard motor generator set. (See also Engineering v 177 n 4590 Jan 15 1954 p 92-3)
Operating equipment for bascule bridge
Dock Harbour Authority
Dock and Harbour Authority ; 34 , n 401
1954
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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