Technical Publications relating to Electric Locomotives and Railway Systems

The archive includes publications from GEC Traction Ltd, AEI Traction Ltd, GEC Transportation Projects Ltd, and GEC-Alsthom Transportation Projects Ltd. The publications consist of technical brochures relating to component parts used in electric railway locomotives; brochures describing electric locomotives built and supplied by GEC Traction Ltd around the world (including Britain, Scandinavia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Thailand and South America) and brochures describing electric locomotives supplied for use on underground/metro systems (including London Underground and Hong Kong Metro). It also includes technical papers read at symposia on traction; brochures describing GEC Transportation Projects Ltd's involvement in transport projects such as Maglev at Birmingham Airport, London Docklands Light Railway and Manchester Metrolink.