[PRCo] Re: voltage and frequency

[John Swindler]

Any electricians who can comment if there is any significance that the 
railways operate at 1/3 the Hz of the public energy grid?  Maybe single 
phase tapping from three phase????

Just wondering?????

John, non electrician


>From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: voltage and frequency
>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:56:54 +0200
>
>16 2/3 or 16.7 Hz is common also in Austria, but the public energy
>distribution is 50 Hz most Europe. Railroads must always have something
>special!
>
>Boris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "robert simpson" <bobs at pacbell.net>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:15 AM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: voltage and frequency
>
>
> > Unusual.  Didn't even think of 16.6 HZ
> >
> >  Most of Germany is 50 HZ
> >
> >  Bob Simpson
> >  from Krazy California
> >
> > Boris Cefer <westinghouse at iol.cz> wrote:
> >  I think 15 kV, 16 2/3 Hz.
> >
> > B
> >
>
>

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