... British Rail (SR) built a batch of ten battery/third rail Motor Luggage Van in the 1960's or so. They generally operated on electrified tracks, but the...
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Jeremy Harrison
jeremygharrison
Apr 1, 2003 10:52 pm
I was aware of the SR MLVs - AIUI these were built with batteries basically to work on to unelectrified quayside lines, i.e. with (very) limited oomph (power +...
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Markus
guerbetal
Apr 1, 2003 11:07 pm
... Not a technical problem, but a financial ... (as I said in an earlier posting) Markus, Gürbetal...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Apr 4, 2003 11:49 pm
Hi! I have just started the modern railway technology group. Feel free to discuss any technical features in modern railways, the present and future...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Apr 6, 2003 7:31 am
If a car without buffers derails in a tunnel with limited side clearance, how can it be lifted and how can thewheels be put back onto the track? Mark...
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IS.ANAND
isawcm5
Apr 6, 2003 7:48 am
... Manually, using high powered Jacks/Lifts/Chains/Ropes/Supports....and of course.. enough men..!! At least, this was how it was done, when a similar...
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hefelump2000
Apr 6, 2003 10:53 am
... Jacks/Lifts/Chains/Ropes/Supports....and of course.. ... happenned in India, ... There's a whole art for to doing this, particularly using jacks and ...
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Markus
guerbetal
Apr 6, 2003 6:51 pm
... Why should it be different from lifiting a vehicle *with* buffers? Markus, Gürbetal...
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IS.ANAND
isawcm5
Apr 6, 2003 6:59 pm
... Certainly Markus, Because, the advantage of having to thro Chains/Ropes, or using the 'buffers' as a Handle is lost.. ISA ...
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Markus
guerbetal
Apr 6, 2003 8:04 pm
... Construction of buffers allows forces in horizontal direction, you have to be very prudent with vertical forces. To lift a carbody there are specially...
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IS.ANAND
isawcm5
Apr 7, 2003 7:03 am
... certainly not at the buffers! Hey, that's not model railway ... True, but resorted to...-:))))))) ISA ...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Apr 10, 2003 9:47 pm
In tunnels, how much extra clearance is necessary for 3kV DC electrification system than 1.5kV electrification system? If the difference in required clearance...
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Markus
guerbetal
Apr 10, 2003 10:24 pm
... As a general rule: 1 cm per 1000 V ... Yes, but waht to do with the older material? Throw away? Markus, Gürbetal...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Apr 11, 2003 10:42 am
... NO! I meant when the engineers decide which system to use in an isolated, new subway system. Also, if a multi-system locomotive is designed to receive 3kV...
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Ron Bennell
ron97204
Apr 14, 2003 5:02 am
... Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 00:15:14 +0200 From: "Markus" <guerbetaler@...> Subject: Re: 3kV vs 1.5kV ... As a general rule: 1 cm per 1000 V ... Yes, but...
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Markus
guerbetal
Apr 14, 2003 10:51 pm
... No, but I admit, it is for ac. Didn't check the rules for dc but will do that... Markus, Gürbetal...
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Markus
guerbetal
Apr 15, 2003 5:46 am
... Swiss rules say: 110 mm for 11 kV ac 150 mm for 15 kv ac 250 mm for 25 kV ac 35 mm for up to 1.5 kV dc 50 mm for more than 1.5 kV dc Markus, Gürbetal...
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World-Electric-Multip...
World-Electric-Multip...
Apr 19, 2003 3:54 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the World-Electric-Multiple-Unit group: At the moment, this group caters for electric multiple units...
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Markus
guerbetal
Apr 19, 2003 5:30 pm
World-Electric-Multiple-Unit@yahoogroups.com <World-Electric-Multiple- ... I just want to signal that renaming a group means the same as starting a new group....
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hefelump2000
Apr 19, 2003 7:30 pm
... Multiple- ... Duly noted, thanks, Markus. If people are in favour of the general idea, I'll have a look into the practicalities - with only 50 or so ...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
May 8, 2003 6:18 am
Let's consider a electromagnetic track brake that works by eddy current as well as a skid brake (by the electromagnetic attraction force between the brake and...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Jul 2, 2003 6:22 am
Hi! Let's consider the knuckle couplers. Its knuckle is shaped so that the couplers can disengage with the locking pin of only ONE of the couplers is lifted...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Nov 3, 2003 10:30 pm
let's think about the guidance system of the bogie frame relative to the car body. In bolsterless EMU bogies, monolink or Z- link are used to transmit...
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Giger-Baumann
guerbetal
Nov 8, 2003 9:33 pm
The first ac electrifications were in the years 1903 - 1905. I can identfiy the following electrifications of this period: 14 Aug 1903-1906 6'000 ~ 25 Hz...
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Eljas Pölhö
epolho
Nov 30, 2003 8:36 pm
1st delivery: MM 501-542, from 1941 701-742, Frichs 158-199/1933-34 FM 12501-12521 (trailers), 1941-50 801-821, from 1950 861-881, Scandia 1933 2nd delivery: ...
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World-Electric-Multip...
World-Electric-Multip...
Jun 14, 2004 9:20 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the World-Electric-Multiple-Unit group. File...
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Martin Baumann
martinbauman...
Nov 2, 2004 3:08 pm
How many of these sets are on order in total?...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Aug 7, 2005 1:30 am
I am just dreaming Siemens putting the ICE-T trainset onto 3'6" gauge bogies and using power conversion units which can receive 3kVDC and 25kVAC. Since the...
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Ron Bennell
ron97204
Aug 9, 2005 7:39 am
Have you seen the Queensland Rail electric tilt trains. They run on 3'-6", are 25kVac, have active tilt, can run at 160km/h, and have been do so for about 5...
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Mark Farnell
farnell_mark
Aug 13, 2005 6:02 am
Of course I know!! However I just wonder how easy it would be for German firms such as Siemens and Bombardier to file competitive proposals / biddings for...
