A pantograph (or "pan" or "panto") is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with...
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introduced the single-arm pantograph in 1955. The company has subsidiaries in more than 24 countries. The majority of Faiveley Transport's outstanding stock is...
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Trolley pole (category Electric rail transport)
pole Current collectors Bow collector Collector pole Contact shoe Pantograph (transport) Railway electrification system Koebel, Romin (2005). "Boston Transit...
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London Buses route 358 (category Transport in the London Borough of Bromley)
May 2023. Staubach, Timo. "Bus-Down Pantograph Charging: Schunk's Inverted Pantograph SLS 201". Future Transport News. "London first fast-charged bus...
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Haven's Van Nest engineers realized that a small diamond-style pantograph (transport) would be needed to attain the required height. They found their...
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New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit (category Rail transport in New Zealand)
the driving motor car with pantograph classified AMP, the middle trailer car AMT and the driving motor car without pantograph AMA. The trains are operated...
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crore. In 2007, India set a world record with the indigenously designed pantograph, developed for the use in dedicated freight corridors and other freight...
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where the water tanks are mounted on the boiler in pannier-like fashion Pantograph An apparatus mounted on the roof of a rail vehicle to allow the collection...
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EMUs. Dual-voltage units are fitted with a Brecknell Willis high-speed pantograph, incorporating a pair of aerofoils on the pan knuckle to steady the pan...
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3 kV DC Switzerland – same voltage 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC, but different pantographs In Austria, many narrow gauge railways were constructed due to the difficult...
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transport in Japan is a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport...
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types of locomotives are necessary due to Switzerland using narrower pantographs. Germany Several railway lines cross the Germany–Switzerland border....
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Rail transport in Germany is provided predominantly by Deutsche Bahn (DB, lit. 'German Railway'). As of 2021[update], the railway network in Germany (DB...
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Light rail (redirect from Light Rapid Transport)
being drawn from an overhead electric line via a trolley [pole] or a pantograph; driven by an operator onboard the vehicle; and may have either high platform...
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Hong Kong's rail network mainly comprises public transport trains operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRC). The MTRC operates the metro network...
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Rail transport in Europe has diverse technological standards, operating concepts, and infrastructures. Common features are the widespread use of standard-gauge...
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Nationwide Mutual Usage Service (category Transport in Japan)
golden brown and red service mark, consisting of the letters "IC" with a pantograph replacing the tittle of the "i" and wheels on the "c", is displayed at...
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AC Overhead lines Loading gauge – UIC GC Traffic – Right-Hand traffic Pantograph – 195 cm (77 in) (Old) and 160 cm (63 in) (New, Rebuilt and High-speed...
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Overhead line (category Electric rail transport)
that collect their current from overhead lines use a device such as a pantograph, bow collector or trolley pole. It presses against the underside of the...
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Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed railway (category Transport articles needing translation from Russian Wikipedia)
Novgorod, Voronezh and Kazan. On December 15, 2023, the Russian minister of transport, Vitaly Savelyev, said that they have formed the main parameters of implementation...
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Caen Guided Light Transit (redirect from Transport léger guidé de Caen)
vehicles were powered by electricity drawn from an overhead wire through a pantograph. The vehicles had auxiliary diesel engines and steering wheels and were...
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Bow collector (category Electric rail transport)
continental Europe, it was replaced by the pantograph or the trolley pole, itself often later replaced by the pantograph. When the bow collector was first conceived...
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Electric locomotive (redirect from Electric rail transport)
against the wire. Pantograph: a hinged frame that holds the collecting shoes against the wire in a fixed geometry. Of the three, the pantograph method is best...
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RER NG (category Transport articles needing translation from French Wikipedia)
two non-powered trailer cars. < or > show a pantograph. Cars 1 and 6 are each equipped with one pantograph. All cars are connected by gangway. The seven-car...
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SNCF Class Z 20500 (category Transport articles needing translation from French Wikipedia)
non-powered (trailer) cars (2M2T). < or > show a pantograph. Cars 1 and 4 are each equipped with one pantograph. Car 2 was formerly a mixed 1st class and 2nd...
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November 2022. "TfL introduces new innovative pantograph bus charging technology". Intelligent Transport. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022. "National...
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the interior, which varies by city and transport authority Pantograph replacement (depending on the transport authority) More radical modernization includes...
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DB Class E 410 (section Pantographs)
be impressed on the contact wire by the pantograph), which required the use of different types of pantographs, a compromise solution was adopted involving...
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Namo Bharat Rapid Rail (category Transport in India)
change-over switch; MC3 – 180° rotated MC2; TC – Trailer Coach having Pantograph Maximum permissible speed over different sections as approved by the Commissioner...
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single-arm pantographs and fairings to reduce noise and air resistance. Following testing, JR Central subsequently fitted new pantographs to all of its...
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