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Record 1 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

This car generates electricity and supplies it to passenger train for lighting, air conditioning and heating. It produces large amounts of electricity, about 4 times of special voltage. There is a big motor and a generating machine on the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
OBS

À partir de fourgon-générateur et de génératrice.

OBS

Sur une locomotive Diesel à transmission électrique, le courant produit par la génératrice principale est à tension variable et n'est pas utilisable pour le chauffage des voitures. On pourrait installer sur la locomotive ou dans un fourgon spécial, un groupe électrogène fournissant du courant à tension constante, au voltage voulu pour le chauffage des voitures [...]

Spanish

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