Article Title

The choice of the current type for ulan-bator railway electrification

Journal: Journal of Transsib Railway Studies V.3(31), 2017
Journal thematic sections: Railway rolling stock
Pages: 2-12
Authors: E. . Altangerel
udk: 621.331
Article reference
Altangerel E. . The choice of the current type for ulan-bator railway electrification Izvestiia Transsiba – The Trans-Siberian Bulletin, 2017, no. 3(31), pp. 2 – 12.

Abstract

The experience of the railways electrification in Russia and the justification of the current type choice for the electrification of the Ulan-Bator Railway are considered. The calculation of the maximum mass of the wagons of freight trains of an AC electric locomotive of 2ES5K and an electric locomotive of direct current 2ES6 in the conditions of the Ulan Bator Railway is performed. The rationale for choosing the kind of current for the electrification of the Ulan Bator railway is presented.