105 locomotives ordered by French railroads for Valenciennes-Thionville Line; 85 of them of Co-Co type and remainder Bo-Bo; four different methods employed for electrical conversion between 22,500-v single phase 50-cycle overhead wire and driving motors; line is 170 mi long; heavy mineral trains form large portion of traffic; max speed 37 mph for Co-Co, 65 and 75 mph for Bo-Bo for mixed traffic work. (See also Instn Elec Engrs -- Proc v 101 pt 1 (General) n 131 Sept 1954 p 313-28 (discussion) 328-35)
Electric locomotives on Valenciennes-Thionville line
Engineering
Engineering ; 178 , n 4614
1954
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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