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  • Thumbnail for Railway electrification
    Multi-system (rail) Overhead conductor rails Railroad electrification in the United States Stud contact system Traction current pylon Traction powerstation...
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  • Thumbnail for Traction substation
    A traction substation, traction current converter plant, rectifier station or traction power substation (TPSS) is an electrical substation that converts...
    4 KB (356 words) - 04:05, 9 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Traction power network
    A traction network or traction power network is an electricity grid for the supply of electrified rail networks. The installation of a separate traction...
    13 KB (1,768 words) - 03:20, 23 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 465
    designed only for 750 V DC third rail operation. A Solid State Traction Converter package controls three-phase AC traction motors, which allows for rheostatic...
    20 KB (1,284 words) - 17:33, 18 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 323
    fastest accelerating trains on the UK rail network, and also for the distinctive whining sounds generated by the traction electronics during acceleration or...
    36 KB (3,030 words) - 15:46, 12 November 2024
  • propel rail cars Traction engine, a self-propelled steam engine Traction (agency), San Francisco-based interactive advertising agency Traction (orthopedics)...
    1 KB (176 words) - 08:54, 28 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 333
    with traction equipment supplied by Siemens Transportation Systems. All have passed to subsequent franchises and subsequent operators Northern Rail, Arriva...
    15 KB (1,010 words) - 13:20, 9 November 2024
  • British Rail classes List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes British Rail locomotive...
    25 KB (138 words) - 23:47, 6 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 768
    The British Rail Class 768 is a class of bi-mode multiple unit being converted from Class 319 passenger trains by Brush Traction and Wabtec to carry parcels...
    7 KB (426 words) - 05:45, 6 July 2024
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    The British Rail Class 769 Flex is a class of bi-mode multiple unit (BMU) converted by Brush Traction, and running in service with Northern Trains. The...
    30 KB (2,794 words) - 17:00, 23 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 60
    British Rail Class 60 is a class of Co-Co heavy freight diesel-electric locomotives built by Brush Traction. They are nicknamed Tugs by rail enthusiasts...
    47 KB (4,398 words) - 08:09, 9 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 455
    robust enough for the electrically rougher third rail Southern Region, they were fitted with GEC Traction camshaft-control systems instead. The Class 510...
    36 KB (3,177 words) - 22:01, 14 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Adhesion railway
    on rail heads and on the wheel rims and rail movement from traction and braking forces. Traction or friction is reduced when the top of the rail is wet...
    26 KB (3,506 words) - 15:26, 4 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 89
    Class 89 locomotive was designed by Brush Traction, Loughborough to meet a specification issued by British Rail. BR subsequently changed the requirements...
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  • lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e.g. diesel, electric, gas turbine, petrol) stock used on the mainline...
    54 KB (1,516 words) - 19:22, 21 October 2024
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    Rack railway (category Rail technologies)
    Device for Traction Rack Rail Systems, U.S. Patent 772,736, October 18, 1904. John H. Morgan, Throw Rail for Combined Third and Traction Rail Switching...
    30 KB (3,683 words) - 22:42, 17 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 365
    "Promoting tourism". Rail Magazine. No. 953. 23 March 2022. p. 57. Bendall, Simon (May 2014). "Name Game". Traction and Rolling Stock. Rail Express. No. 216...
    38 KB (3,336 words) - 01:57, 6 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Slippery rail
    Slippery rail, or low railhead adhesion, is a condition of railways (railroads) where contamination of the railhead reduces the traction between the wheel...
    31 KB (3,396 words) - 20:16, 23 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Meigs Elevated Railway
    load-bearing rails and a third traction rail in a gully between the two, with vertical driving wheels attached to the rail by wrap-round flanges. Block...
    35 KB (5,085 words) - 17:03, 8 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for British Rail Class 460
    Vaders among some rail enthusiasts—concealed the anti-climbers and an emergency coupler. One bogie on each motor car was fitted with traction motors. Delivery...
    21 KB (1,839 words) - 06:04, 9 October 2024
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