Missing In Action (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780759692718)

A survey of electric railway development from the earliest days of the London Underground to modern electrified main line trains. Coverage includes chapters on signalling and communications, power supplies, and a detailed survey on traction systems, both AC and DC. The introduction first of mercury arc rectifiers, and later of power semiconductor controls, is also discussed in detail. The author has a long-standing interest in engineering history and has written papers on many aspects of railway technology.

Author: Gene F. Moxley
ISBN-10: 0759692718
ISBN-13: 9780759692718
Publisher: 1st Book Library
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2002
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.68w x 0.52d