. The street railway review . KIO. 1—4«l-H. r. : current to the train. The system developed by the Maschinen-fabrik, of Oerlikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, has been designed tomeet the conditions mentioned, and it is believed will facilitate theadoption of electricity on steani roads. This system contemplates the use of monophase current at a highpotential. The installation consists of two principal parts; first,the ecpiipment placerl upon the locomotive or car by means of whichmonophase current .it a high potential is first transformed to con-tiiuious current and utilized for drivi
. The street railway review . KIO. 1—4«l-H. r. : current to the train. The system developed by the Maschinen-fabrik, of Oerlikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, has been designed tomeet the conditions mentioned, and it is believed will facilitate theadoption of electricity on steani roads. This system contemplates the use of monophase current at a highpotential. The installation consists of two principal parts; first,the ecpiipment placerl upon the locomotive or car by means of whichmonophase current .it a high potential is first transformed to con-tiiuious current and utilized for driving motors, and second, themechanism for taking current from overhead lines and the return. PIG. 2. conduit. The system of taking the current from the line to thecar may of course be applied independent of the type of car equip-ment. The locomotive described here is an experimental one, to showtlie applicability of the system ; that is, the employment of high poten-tial monophase current supplied by an overhead conductor. Thelocomotive shown in Fig. i has four axles and is equipped with twomotors. In the middle of the platform is a motor-generator unit. JlXE JO. 1904] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 357 The high potential trolley is mounted on one side of the car andthe low potential trolley for use in stations, in streets, or elsewherewhere the high potential current is prohihited, may be placedwhere most convenient. The locomotive is of 400 h. p. capacity anddesigned for a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. The arrangementof the mechanism and cab are such as to permit two locomotivesto be coupled together, and the controlling apparatus is designed
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