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Excerpt from Railroad Electrification and the Electric Locomotive: Outline of Principles Involved in Railroad Electrification; A Comparison of Steam and Electric Locomotives; History of Electrification in United States; Data on Electrification in America, Europe and Australia
The reliability Of Operation of the electric locomotive, and its ?exibility of control, have been proved and the advantages that may be expected from el/ectric operation are well known. Electric locomotives are operating successfully over a length of continuous line 440 lines long and during 24 consecutive hours a single locomotive has been able to attain a mileage of 766 miles, while the monthly mileage has reached the high figure Of more than miles. The economy in fuel con sumption per unit of power delivered at the drawbar will become Of increasing importance as available fuel resources decrease.
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The reliability Of Operation of the electric locomotive, and its ?exibility of control, have been proved and the advantages that may be expected from el/ectric operation are well known. Electric locomotives are operating successfully over a length of continuous line 440 lines long and during 24 consecutive hours a single locomotive has been able to attain a mileage of 766 miles, while the monthly mileage has reached the high figure Of more than miles. The economy in fuel con sumption per unit of power delivered at the drawbar will become Of increasing importance as available fuel resources decrease.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Arthur J. Manson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528274463
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 349
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Contributors
Author
Arthur J. Manson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330307366
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 351
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