Excerpt from Train Lighting by Electricity
The lighting of railway carriages by electricity is a subject which has been brought into prominence recently, owing to the remarks made by the Board of Trade inspectors in connection with their enquiries into railway accidents at which fires took place, notably that occurring at Aisgill (Midland Railway) in September, 1913.
Following this accident, fire broke out among the wreckage, and a number of passengers were burned to death. A considerable amount of discussion took place in the press after the accident, the popular voice being raised against gas as an illuminant, and electric lighting was demanded. It was apparent, however, that the majority of its advocates had but a very superficial knowledge of the subject. They simply insisted that electricity should be substituted for gas forthwith, the financial, electrical, and mechanical considerations which have such an important bearing upon the subject, being ignored.
Although it appeared to these critics a very simple matter to electrically light a train, the subject presents certain difficulties which cannot be so conveniently disposed of.
In the following pages the general considerations governing the electric lighting of railway carriages will be discussed; and the chief features of the leading systems or methods at work on railways described.
Other systems are at work on a small scale, or in the experimental stage, but those described are systems which are in every-day use.
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