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What (who) is GEC Traction - definition
GEC Traction
UK BUSINESS
English Electric-AEI Traction
GEC Traction Limited was a British industrial company formed in 1972 which designed and manufactured electric traction equipment for railway rolling stock. The company had manufacturing sites at Manchester, Preston and Sheffield and was a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company.
Traction power network
![Transposition pylon of power line for single-phase AC traction current (110 kV, 16.7 Hz) near [[Bartholomä]] in Germany.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BSTROM1.jpg?width=200 "Transposition pylon of power line for single-phase AC traction current (110 kV, 16.7 Hz) near [[Bartholomä]] in Germany.")
ELECTRICITY GRID FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIFIED RAIL NETWORKS
Traction current line; Traction network
A traction network or traction power network is an electricity grid for the supply of electrified rail networks. The installation of a separate traction network generally is done only if the railway in question uses alternating current (AC) with a frequency lower than that of the national grid, such as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
traction
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Ground traction; Traction (disambiguation)
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Traction is a form of medical treatment, in which weights and pulleys are used to gently pull or stretch an injured part of the body for a period of time. You say that a person who is having this treatment is in traction.
Isabelle's legs were in traction for about two and a half weeks.
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Traction is a particular form of power that makes a vehicle move.
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Traction is the grip that something has on the ground, especially the wheels of a vehicle.
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