Excerpt from Investigation of Methods of Railway Train Lighting, Vol. 5
As early as 1881, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway of England tried lighting some Of their cars from elec tric storage =battery sets, and at the same time experimented on trains with dynamos, located in the guards' van, driven from the car axle. This, by the way, was only two years after the development Of the incandescent lamp.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book investigates methods of providing lighting on railway trains up until the early 1900s, with a focus on the use of electricity as a light source. Exploring the development of train lighting from early candle and oil lamps through gas, and into the various electrical systems developed in Britain and America, the author provides a detailed account of the state of train lighting at the time of publication. The book also includes discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each system, and explores some of the problems associated with providing lighting on moving trains, such as power generation, battery storage and voltage regulation. This book is a valuable resource for those interested in the history of railway technology, and for those interested in the development of electrical systems. It provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, and includes a wealth of technical detail that will be of interest to specialists in the field. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781333083311_0
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