Liverpool Overhead Railway electric units
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liverpool-overhead-railway-electric-units-314-2035122
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Liverpool Overhead Railway electric units
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The Liverpool Overhead Railway opened on 6 March 1893 with 2-car electric multiple units, the first to operate in the world. Each lightweight car had a 60 horsepower (45 kW) motor that took power from a third rail. In 1902, these were replaced with two 100 horsepower (75 kW) motors, which reduced the travel time. After 1945, some trains were modernised, replacing the timber body with aluminium and plywood and fitting power operated sliding doors under control of the guard. The trains were all re
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Early electric multiple unit train
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Overhead_Railway_electric_units
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2024-04-11T15:39:33Z
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