Electrical Engineering - Re: "European" catenary on the North-East Corridor (USA)

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Re: "European" catenary on the North-East Corridor (USA)

Hans-Joachim Zierke

2008-03-28, 5:25 pm

Adam H. Kerman schrieb:

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> That's what I thought. So there's no such thing as a "variable weight
> system" for catenary tensioning. You choose the appropriate amount of
> counterweight and hang it up.

It's not a technology, but a practical question.

But nonetheless, it might come handy later: If you are the SNCF, and
want to run a high-speed record to impress the world, you'll first send
some guys with additional weights.

Hans-Joachim

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