Fell mountain railway system
The Fell system was the first third-rail system for railways that were too steep to be worked by adhesion on the two running rails alone. It uses a raised centre rail between the two running rails to provide extra traction and braking, or braking alone. Trains are propelled by wheels or braked by shoes pressed horizontally onto the centre rail, as well as by the normal running wheels. Extra brake shoes are fitted to specially designed or adapted Fell locomotives and brake vans, and for traction the locomotive has an auxiliary engine powering horizontal wheels which clamp onto the third rail. The Fell system was developed in the 1860s and was soon superseded by various types of rack railway for new lines, but some Fell systems remained in use into the 1960s. The Snaefell Mountain Railway st
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Fell mountain railway system
The Fell system was the first third-rail system for railways that were too steep to be worked by adhesion on the two running rails alone. It uses a raised centre rail between the two running rails to provide extra traction and braking, or braking alone. Trains are propelled by wheels or braked by shoes pressed horizontally onto the centre rail, as well as by the normal running wheels. Extra brake shoes are fitted to specially designed or adapted Fell locomotives and brake vans, and for traction the locomotive has an auxiliary engine powering horizontal wheels which clamp onto the third rail. The Fell system was developed in the 1860s and was soon superseded by various types of rack railway for new lines, but some Fell systems remained in use into the 1960s. The Snaefell Mountain Railway st
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Die Fell-Lokomotive ist eine B ...... übertragbare Zugkraft erhöhen.
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Il sistema Fell o ferrovia a b ...... icolarmente ripide e tortuose.
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The Fell system was the first ...... braking, but not for traction.
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Un chemin de fer à rail centra ...... la crémaillère plus efficace.
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フェル式鉄道(フェルしきてつどう、英:Fell Railwa ...... た路線でも勾配下降時の制動強化に使用されるケースが多かった。
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Die Fell-Lokomotive ist eine B ...... übertragbare Zugkraft erhöhen.
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Il sistema Fell o ferrovia a b ...... icolarmente ripide e tortuose.
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The Fell system was the first ...... e Snaefell Mountain Railway st
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Un chemin de fer à rail centra ...... la crémaillère plus efficace.
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フェル式鉄道(フェルしきてつどう、英:Fell Railwa ...... た路線でも勾配下降時の制動強化に使用されるケースが多かった。
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Chemin de fer à rail central
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Fell mountain railway system
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Fell-Lokomotive
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Sistema Fell
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フェル式鉄道
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