French electrification progress

Among the achievements in the field of production and distribution of electric current in 1923 are the completion of a part of the installations at 150,000 volts of the railroads of the Midi, the commencement of the construction of the great feeder at 150,000 volts of the Orleans Railway, the substantial enlargements of the generating stations serving the region of Paris, the putting into service of the State system at 45,000 volts in the north of France, the completion of new sections of the Paris subterranean lines at 60,000 volts, and the beginning of construction of several lines at 120,000 volts, notably those which will transmit to Lyons the energy produced by the Viclaire plant in the Alps.