page_title: Seebach-Wettingen railway electrification trial
hierarchical_section_title: Seebach-Wettingen railway electrification trial
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Versuchsbetrieb Seebach-Wettingen: Lokomotive Nr. 1 als Umformerlokomotive (abgedeckt und ohne Transformatoren)
context_page_description: The Seebach-Wettingen railway electrification trial was an important milestone in the development of electric railways. Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon demonstrated the suitability of single-phase alternating current at high voltage for long-distance railway operation with the Seebach-Wettingen single-phase alternating current test facility. For this purpose, MFO electrified the 19.45-kilometre-long Swiss Federal Railways route from Seebach to Wettingen at its own expense with single-phase alternating current at 15,000 volts.
context_section_description: The Seebach-Wettingen railway electrification trial (1905-1909) was an important milestone in the development of electric railways. Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO) demonstrated the suitability of single-phase alternating current at high voltage for long-distance railway operation with the Seebach-Wettingen single-phase alternating current test facility. For this purpose, MFO electrified the 19.45-kilometre-long Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) route from Seebach to Wettingen at its own expense with single-phase alternating current at 15,000 volts.
caption: Locomotive number 1, partially dismantled
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