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Mobile traction substations for powering trains and trams
The power for an electric railway has to come from somewhere – and that place is a traction substation, a facility that convert hogh voltage electricity from the power grid to the voltage and frequency that trains or trams use. […]
Germany’s one woman freight railway
Across Germany there are many small rail freight operators, but there are none smaller than ‘Rail 4U’ – a one-woman operation founded by Barbara Pirch in 2001.
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Danger onboard a Russian train, or just free electricity?
In the hallway of a Russian sleeping train I found this ominous looking sign beside the electrical outlet. Am I allowed to touch it? Is it just for electric shavers? And will it blow up my phone charger if I plug it in?
Posted in Trains
Tagged electricity, mobile phones, Russia, Russian Railways, translation, warning signs
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