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  2. List of rail transport systems using third rail - Wikipedia

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    (four-rail, t/c) LNWR suburban electrification (four-rail, t/c at inception, but now three-rail, t-c between Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction, three-rail, t-c between Acton Central and Gunnersbury, third-rail, t-c between Shoreditch and Highbury & Islington, and overhead electrified between Dalston and Acton Central. Adjacent sections ...

  3. Third rail - Wikipedia

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    Third-rail systems are a means of providing electric traction power to trains using an additional rail (called a "conductor rail") for the purpose. On most systems, the conductor rail is placed on the sleeper ends outside the running rails, but in some systems a central conductor rail is used.

  4. Railway electrification in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Island Line used 660 V DC third rail, [41] 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. [42] London Overground

  5. List of railway lines in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Third rail, 750 V DC: Mid-Kent line: Lewisham to Hayes: 1857–1882: London: Third rail, 750 V DC: Hounslow Loop Line: Barnes Junction to Feltham Junction: 1850: London: Third rail, 750 V DC: South London line: 1886: London: Third rail, 750 V DC: Sutton Loop line: Streatham South Junction to Sutton: 1864-1929: London: Third rail, 750 V DC ...

  6. British railway rolling stock - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes - Wikipedia

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    Great Western Railway Northern Trains Rail Operations Group Transport for Wales Rail: Northern Trains: BREL York 1987-88 Brush Traction 2017-2020 (conversion) 35 x 4-car sets 1 car Class 777 [a] METRO: Merseyrail: Merseyrail: Stadler Rail 2018-2021 52 x 4-car sets None Class 799 [a] HydroFlex: Porterbrook: Porterbrook: BREL York, 1987

  8. List of railway electrification systems - Wikipedia

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    Third rail with fourth rail bonded to running rail To enable London Underground trains to operate between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone. Similar bonding arrangements are used on the North London Line between Richmond and Gunnersbury and on the District Line between Putney Bridge and Wimbledon. 660: third rail

  9. Rapid transit in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    1886 (Mersey Railway) 121 km (official lines) 2 official (and one unofficial line) 68 third-rail 750 V DC A commuter rail network, in the Liverpool City Region, England. The network has 68 stations running on 75 miles of route, of which 6.5 miles are underground, forming one of the most heavily used railway networks in the UK outside London.

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