The vehicles which are described consist of two locomotives and eighteen coaches and are designed to run London-Paris and London-Brussels through the Channel Tunnel. To minimise the journey time from city centre to city centre a cruising speed of 300 kph on 25 kV lines will be used in France and Belgium. Track and power supply restrictions will initially restrict UK speeds to 160 kph. To achieve the power required for 300 kph within the allowed weight limit of 68 tonnes requires the use of three phase asynchronous motors. The authors set out some of the constraints which have had to be considered in the design.


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    Title :

    Design of multivoltage locos for international service


    Additional title:

    Entwurf von Mehrspannungslokomotiven fuer den internationalen Verkehr


    Contributors:
    Simpson, D.E. (author) / King, A.S. (author) / Siddall, R.B. (author)


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    5 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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