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British Westinghouse developed electric traction for railways. | British Westinghouse developed electric traction for railways. | ||
1903 British Westinghouse received a contract from the [[North Eastern Railway]] for supply of switchboards, transformers and sub-stations for the electrification of the Newcastle passenger lines<ref>The Times, 31 January 1903</ref>. . | |||
The company formed a separate traction department. | The company formed a separate traction department. |
Revision as of 12:09, 23 February 2020
This is a subsection of British Westinghouse
This section concerns rail-based equipment
British Westinghouse developed electric traction for railways.
1903 British Westinghouse received a contract from the North Eastern Railway for supply of switchboards, transformers and sub-stations for the electrification of the Newcastle passenger lines[1]. .
The company formed a separate traction department.
c.1914 Supplied traction equipment to London and South Western Railway for its electrification.
Post-WWI Following the success of the North Eastern Railway's Shildon-Newport electrification scheme, Vincent Raven planned the electrification of the main line from York to Newcastle, also at 1,500 volts DC using an overhead system of conductors.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 31 January 1903