The Early History of the Electric Locomotive |
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3-phase A.C. locomotive armature axle shaft Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio Benjamin Franklin Bo-Bo bogies built Burgdorf-Thun Commiers commutator conductor rail current recuperation D.C. and single-phase Daft's decided to electrify Depoele direct current driving wheels electric locomotive electric machinery electric railways Electric Traction electric underground England F. J. Sprague firm four pantographs gear wheels gearless motors h.p. motors haul hollow axle illustration shows Individual Axle Drive inventor large number line locomotive loco locomotive illustrated London Transport m.p.h. The locomotive main line Manchester-Sheffield miles long motion rails motor coaches motors drive motors usually sit multiple-unit nose-suspended Ohio R.R. Output overhead line Phase A.C. railway line René Thury Seebach-Wettingen Locomotive 1901-1905 Simplon single-phase A.C. Single-Phase Railways Southern Region steam locomotive supplied Swiss Federal Railways T. A. Edison Territet test-cars test-line tests Three-phase A.C. to-day Tonnes tons trains transformers Transportation Library TF triangular connecting rod volts weight Werner von Siemens WETTINGEN wire