Electric Locomotives - Italy: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Materiale di trazione elettrico

This book provides a detailed guide to electric locomotives used by Italian railways from 1927 to 2010. It is suitable for both experienced readers and beginners with a background in mechanics, electrical engineering, or electronics who wish to explore railway applications in depth.

It covers all direct-current locomotives for line and shunting operations, with analysis, operation details, and electrical diagrams from the E.626 to the E.403.

Topics include:

- Classification of electric locomotives
- Wheel arrangements and drive systems
- 78-pole analog shuttle control
- Notes on compound excitation and electric braking
- Chronology of electric locomotives
- Detailed coverage of models from E.625/E.626 to E.492
- Locomotives used for shunting operations

Product details

Author:	Luca Vanni
Details:	320 pages, 9 x 6.7 in (24 x 17 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	many b&w photos
Language:	Italian
Publisher:	Sandit Libri (I, 2011)
ISBN:	9788895990774

La trazione elettrica nelle ferrovie italiane - Dagli accumulatori al trifase (1)

The late 19th and early 20th centuries marked a significant event in the history of Italian rail transport with the introduction of electric traction. Initially experimented with by the two main networks of the time, Adriatica and Mediterranea, three different systems were applied: accumulators, third rail, and three-phase current with overhead lines. The latter, developed on the Valtellina lines, quickly became the dominant system, extending across thousands of kilometers and recognized as the "Italian system."

This is the first of two volumes, dedicated to the history of electric locomotives, intentionally exclude the arrival of 3.000-volt DC traction. They follow the style and format of the successful Pegaso series on steam locomotives, offering a detailed historical account, supplemented with numerous facts and insights on various locomotive groups and individual machines, filling gaps and correcting previous inaccuracies.

Product details

Author:	Aldo Riccardi, Marcello Grillo
Details:	260 pages, 13.4 x 9.7 x 0.94 in (34 x 24.5 x 2.4 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	Italian
Publisher:	Edizioni Pegaso Firenze (I, 2024)
ISBN:	9791280191267