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Converted to 660 V (later 750 V) DC third-rail supply 8 kV: 25 Hz Germany: Karlsruhe: Alb Valley Railway: 1911–1966, today using 750 V DC 10 kV Netherlands: The Hague – Rotterdam: Hofpleinlijn: from 1908, in 1926 converted to 1,500 DC, In 2006 replaced by 750 V DC light rail 10 kV: 50 Hz Russia: industrial railways at quarries Russian Railways
The Helsinki Metro uses a 750 V DC third-rail system. [15] The section from Vuosaari to Vuosaari harbour is not electrified, as its only purpose is to connect to the Finnish rail network, whose gauge differs only by a couple of millimetres from that of the metro. The route has been previously used by diesel shunting locomotives moving new metro ...
The Island Line used 660 V DC third rail, [47] as it was a cheaper option to convert the LUL stock into third rail, and implement third rail only on the line. The rolling stock currently used is British Rail Class 484s . The line was upgraded to a 750 V DC third rail system in 2021 to allow Class 484 units to be used. [48] London Overground
Electrified routes generally use either 25,000V AC supplied by overhead lines, or 750V DC third rail. The majority of self-powered trains are diesel, but other systems are being developed. Some trains use a combination of these power systems so that they can use different routes.
Line 3 (Changchun Rail Transit) Line 3 (Pune Metro) Line 3 (Tianjin Metro) Line 4 (Beijing Subway) Line 5 (Beijing Subway) Line 5 Eglinton; Line 8 (Beijing Subway) Line 9 (Beijing Subway) Line 10 (Beijing Subway) Line 13 (Beijing Subway) Line 15 (Beijing Subway) Lisbon Metro; Lisbon Metro Yellow Line; Long Island Rail Road; Los Angeles Metro Rail
The energized third rail powers the trains and carries 750 volts of electricity, and any contact with the third rail “poses an immediate fatality risk, ” HART said in the release.
The Lymington branch from Brockenhurst to Lymington was electrified on 2 January 1967. Power was supplied at 750V DC on the third rail system. [20] An independent single branch line alongside the down main line between Brockenhurst and Lymington junction was provided when a new signal centre was opened at Brockenhurst from June 1978.
Most electrification systems use overhead wires, but third rail is an option up to 1,500 V. Third rail systems almost exclusively use DC distribution. The use of AC is usually not feasible due to the dimensions of a third rail being physically very large compared with the skin depth that AC penetrates to 0.3 millimetres or 0.012 inches in a ...