DocumentCode
1370152
Title
Railway electrification, diesel-electric locomotives, and some future aspects of electric traction
Author
Huldschiner, G.
Author_Institution
Electrical Engineering Department, College of the City of New York, New York, N. Y.
Volume
71
Issue
1
fYear
1952
Firstpage
48
Lastpage
50
Abstract
Diesel-electric locomotives have replaced the steam locomotives in this country to a great extent and have been used in preference to railway electrification; whereas in Europe the tendency is still rather in favor of electrification. The following is a discussion for this diversity, which may be influenced by further technical developments.
Keywords
AC motors; DC motors; Europe; Production; Rail transportation; Traction motors; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2185
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAI.1952.6371240
Filename
6371240
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