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From: hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Not 120 V at 60 Hz
Message-ID: <324@houxb.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 08:51:49 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 17 08:51:49 1984
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Actually train service is not a problem any more with the cahnges
in voltage and frequency. New lectric locomotives generally
rectify and then use chopper control. These locomotives or trainsets
can run in the Netherlands (1500 V DC), Belgium (3000 V DC),
France, Switzerland (AC), and otherplaces.
By the way, Spain also is broad gauge, and there are through trains
which have trucks that change gauge automatically!