2. Electric traction power supply
2.1 General
2.1.1 History and technical developments
Electric traction first appeared in France at the turn of the century, with the 1900 commissioning of the Orsay-Austerlitz and Invalides-Moulineaux lines, powered by 600 V direct current from a third rail. At the same time, the Midi network introduced single-phase alternating current at 12 kV and 16.7 Hz for its Pyrenean line concessions. This will not be extended to the rest of the country, following the government's decision to electrify lines with 1.5 kV direct...
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Standards and norms
- Applications ferroviaires. Compatibilité électromagnétique - ENV 50121 - 01-01
- Généralités - ENV 50121-1 -
- Émission du système ferroviaire dans son ensemble vers le monde extérieur - ENV 50121-2 -
- Matériel roulant. Trains et véhicules complets - ENV 50121-3-1 -
- Matériel roulant. Appareils - ENV 50121-3-2 -
- Émission et immunité des appareils de signalisation et de télécommunication...
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Chinese Railways International Scientific and Technological Information Research Institute, MOR http://www.chineserailwaysintl.com
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WCRR World Congress on Rail Research every 2 to 3 years. Seoul 2008.
Regulations
Council Directive 96/48/EC of July 23, 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system.
Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 19, 2001 on the interoperability of the conventional rail system.
Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 17, 2008 on the interoperability of the rail...
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