In May 1982, British Columbia Railway decided to electrify their new Tumbler Ridge Branch Line. The decision to use electric traction instead of diesel power and the choice of a 50 kV system less than 15 months before electric construction gave very little time for the detailed design and construction of the catenary system. The overhead contact system (OCS) operates with up to four pantographs at speeds up to 65 km/h. The trains consist of four locomotives hauling 98 cars with a total weight of 13,000 tons. The studies which preceded the decision to electrify with 50 kV, 60 Hz, choice of suitable conductors in the OCS, and use of a series capacitor bank are described in earlier papers (1), (2). The detailed design was done by a consortium formed of Canadian Pacific Consulting Services Ltd., Swederail Consulting AB and CANAC Consultants Limited.


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    Title :

    Design of the 50 KV Overhead Contact System for the British Columbia Railway Tumbler Ridge Branch Line


    Contributors:
    Tait, L. C. (author) / Andersson, B. (author) / Lundin, L. (author)


    Publication date :

    1984-09-01


    Size :

    3157290 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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