. The Street railway journal . railway electrification. As regards Switzerland, itis this system with which experiments are being carried out onthe Seebach Wettingen line with a view to its adoption on theSt. Gothard. In Italy the position is different, but in thatcase the greatest portions of the work there under considerationare extensions of lines equipped before the single phase motorcame into the field or had been made a practical Midland Railway in England has also adopted singlephase for the experimental line it is now equipping, and theLondon, Brighton & South Coast Railway
. The Street railway journal . railway electrification. As regards Switzerland, itis this system with which experiments are being carried out onthe Seebach Wettingen line with a view to its adoption on theSt. Gothard. In Italy the position is different, but in thatcase the greatest portions of the work there under considerationare extensions of lines equipped before the single phase motorcame into the field or had been made a practical Midland Railway in England has also adopted singlephase for the experimental line it is now equipping, and theLondon, Brighton & South Coast Railway, after the mostcareful investigation on the writers part, is installing it on thefirst portion of its suburban system, now being equipped withWinter Eichberg single phase motors. The only serious objection brought by its detractors againstthe single phase motor is the additional weight and conse-quent additional cost of a single phase equipment as comparedwith the equivalent continuous current equipment, and the Plate XLV. Plate XLVI
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