Electric railway systems in common use

IET Seminar Digest

Volumn 2009, Issue 12715, 2009, Pages 6-20

  Schmid, F ^a   Goodman, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electricity; Power conversion; Rail transport; Traction system; Train resistance

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS; POWER CONVERSION; RAIL TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRACTION; TRACTION SYSTEM; TRACTIVE EFFORT; TRAIN RESISTANCE;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EMPLOYMENT; LOCOMOTIVES; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROADS; RAILS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

ELECTRIC RAILROADS;

EID: 70449589174     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ic.2009.0002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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