Electric rail transport

locomotive powered by electricity

single or rarely double wire used to transmit electrical energy to trains, trams, or trolleybuses, hanging above the route of the vehicle

self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power as opposed to a DMU which runs on diesel power

type of electricity transmission of railways, particularly common in metro networks, one pole has a third rail, and the other pole is grounded and connected to the two primary rails

electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply

type of train consisting of self-propelled carriages capable of coupling with others of the same or similar type

term for various types of local rail systems

device allowing a tram or bus to collect current from overhead wires

multiple, simultaneously controlled units of traction equipment in a train

device used to carry electrical power from overhead line or contact rail (electrical third or rarely even fourth rail) to a vehicle

electrical substation for railways, trams or trolleybuses

alternative method of third rail electrical pick-up for street trams

mechanical device that drives the electric energy from the above contact line to the tram

self propelled railway vehicle using electricity from onboard storage batteries

electricity grid for the supply of electrified rail networks

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Railway electrification system

Conduit between the tramrails for current collection