Great Britain is coal country. And the logic in rail transportation, from the beginning, was steam. Consequently, one of the first European nations to operate a rail system became one of the last to go electric. But once it decided 'to make the switch'-which was not until after World War II-its program of mainline electrification was as rapid as its high-speed trains and, today, the British system is the model for those of its European neighbors.


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    Title :

    Britannia rides the rails


    Additional title:

    Grossbritannien fuehrend im Eisenbahnwesen


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    IEEE Spectrum ; 12 , 7 ; 50-56


    Publication date :

    1975


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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