All electrical drives and cabling for bascule spans of Jubilee bridge at Barrow-in-Furness have been replaced by new equipment supplied through General Electric Co; each leaf is driven by 25-hp d-c motor having max speed of 400 rpm; each is supplied through flexible cable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)


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    Title :

    Operating equipment for bascule bridge


    Additional title:

    Dock Harbour Authority


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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