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| 40% of the British ] is ] and 60% of all rail journeys are be electric traction (both by ] and ] ) | 40% of the British ] is ] and 60% of all rail journeys are be electric traction (both by ] and ] ) | ||
| 650 to 850v DC ] | === 650 to 850v DC ] === | ||
| * ] / ] / ] - everything but a few freight branches, ], ], Uckfield branch of the ] and services through Salisbury. | * ] / ] / ] - everything but a few freight branches, ], ], Uckfield branch of the ] and services through Salisbury. | ||
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| * ] (bottom contact third rail) | * ] (bottom contact third rail) | ||
| 630 V DC ] | === 630 V DC ] === | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] - London ] network - ] and ] to ], ] and ] ( ] and ] ) | * ] - London ] network - ] and ] to ], ] and ] ( ] and ] ) | ||
| 1200 V DC Side Contact rail | === 1200 V DC Side Contact rail === | ||
| * Manchester Victoria - Bury and | * Manchester Victoria - Bury and | ||
| 1500 V DC Overhead | === 1500 V DC Overhead === | ||
| * ] - closed by Beeching Axe | * ] - closed by Beeching Axe | ||
| * ] (Great Eastern Main Line) - converted to 25K v AC | * ] (Great Eastern Main Line) - converted to 25K v AC | ||
| * ] - over former Tyneside electrics | * ] - over former Tyneside electrics | ||
| 3500 V DC Overhead | === 3500 V DC Overhead === | ||
| * Holcombe Brook Branch | * Holcombe Brook Branch | ||
| * Manchester Victoria - Bury (to Third Rail in 1918) | * Manchester Victoria - Bury (to Third Rail in 1918) | ||
| 6600 (6.6K) V AC Overhead @25Hz | === 6600 (6.6K) V AC Overhead @25Hz === | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] (Great Eastern Main Line) | * ] (Great Eastern Main Line) | ||
| * ] (Morecambe Branch Line) | * ] (Morecambe Branch Line) | ||
| ] | === ] === | ||
| * ] - converted from 6.6K V AC overhead | * ] - converted from 6.6K V AC overhead | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 9 August 2006
40% of the British Rail transport in Great Britain is Railway electrification system and 60% of all rail journeys are be electric traction (both by Electric locomotive and Multiple unit )
650 to 850v DC Third rail
- LWSR / Southern Railway / Southern Region of British Railways - everything but a few freight branches, Marshlink, North Downs Line, Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line and services through Salisbury.
- Merseyrail Electrics (Merseyrail)
- Glasgow Subway ?
- Tyneside Electrics (de-electrified by BR in 1960 then turned into Tyne and Wear Metro )
- Docklands Light Railway (bottom contact third rail)
630 V DC Fourth Rail
- London Underground
- LNWR - London suburban network - Euston and Broad Street to Watford Junction, Croxley Green and Richmond ( North London Line and Watford DC Line )
1200 V DC Side Contact rail
1500 V DC Overhead
- Woodhead Line - closed by Beeching Axe
- Shenfield Metro (Great Eastern Main Line) - converted to 25K v AC
- Tyne and Wear Metro - over former Tyneside electrics
3500 V DC Overhead
6600 (6.6K) V AC Overhead @25Hz
- LBSCR
- Shenfield Metro (Great Eastern Main Line)
- Lancaster to Heysham via Morecambe (Morecambe Branch Line)
25000 (25K) V AC Overhead @50Hz
- LTS - converted from 6.6K V AC overhead
- GEML - converted from 6.6K V AC overhead and 1500 V DC overhead
- ECML - in the 1980s
- MML (only to Bedford) - in the 1980s
- WCML - in the 1950s under the 1955 BR modernisation plan to Birmingham (new Street) / Liverpool (Lime Street) / Crewe / Manchester (Piccadilly). Extended in the 1970s to Glasgow. In 2003 Crewe to Kidsgrove section of the Crewe to Derby Line was electrified as a diversionary route for the WCML.
- Glasgow Suburban (see SPT ans Transport in Glasgow) - started in the 1950s under the 1955 BR modernisation plan.
- Leeds to Skipton (Airedale Line) / Leeds to Bradford ( Wharfedale Line )
- Manchester suburban parts ...
- Birmingham Cross-City Line
- GWML (only to Heathrow - see Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect)
- CTRL
- Crossrail (Proposed)