[Guest]

anybody know what this is?
http://www.girr.org/temp/Box2-012_Electric_Locomotive-wm.jpg

 

[altterrain]

 

[tacfoley]

It looks like a three-phase AC driven vehicle to me.

I have NO idea at all where it might be, though, apart from the fact that it is NOT the USA - it has buffers...

From the clothes I hazard a guess at Norway or Sweden?

Is this a test?

tac

 

[fmj]

It looks German to me. The logo S H must be Halske Siemens.
Regards Finn.

 

[Guest]

I got this photo via an email. The sender wanted to know what it was. I got the 3 phase part right....

more photos at his site, http://www.historicphotos.ca/

- gws

 

[fmj]

It is a Siemens Halske test loco. Testet in Berlin 1903. Speed around 200km/h.
Regards Finn.

 

[stanman]

Can you just imagine the wiring issues with this scheme!

 

[Madman]

It hurts just to think about them.