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April 19th 08, 10:46 AM
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Central line to be converted to AC?
On 19 Apr, 11:30, "Peter Smyth" wrote:
It sounds like an April Fools joke but apparently TfL are considering it.http://tinyurl.com/5augle Presumably if this were to go ahead the line would have to be closed for an extended period. It refers to AC motors, which are more efficient than DC motors. AC motors are driven by chopping up DC power electronically to match the desired rotation speed, so there's no need to have the traction current be AC. The Jubilee and Northern stock already has AC motors, as do Networkers and most if not all newer EMUs. U -- http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/ A blog about transport projects in London |
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