Talk:25 kV AC
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Yes, "mains" is not a term commonly used in English in North America. However, the term "household electricity" is not a suitable alternate term in this context, even though it might be in some others, since electrified railway lines are not household. If Americans don't understand the word "mains", pick a better alternate term. --144.136.125.106 06:47, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- "mains" is even ambiguous in Scotland - see mains (Scotland). -- RHaworth 07:56, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 50 kv AC
"Two isolated freight lines passing through desert country had double 25 kV to 50 kV to further reduce energy losses in their transmission lines." Where were these lines? Myrtone (the strict Australian wikipedian)(talk)Contrubitions
- One is in the US, the Black River coal line, IIRC.
- The other is the Sanhalda iron ore line in South Africa. Tabletop 06:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
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- I'm positive i remember reading in a book (sadly the book wasn't mine and i don't have access to it now, nor do i remember the exact title) that there was one in australia too. Plugwash 14:04, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] impractical without high voltage power electronics?!
i'm sure here in the uk we had workable 25KV trains that used mechanical tap changers for power control, indeed from the sounds i hear onboard trains it seems like some railcars with tap changers in are still running. Plugwash 02:49, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
