Category
page 1Tram technology
overhead contact line
single or rarely double wire used to transmit electrical energy to trains, trams, or trolleybuses, hanging above the route of the vehicle
pantograph
power collection apparatus used by trains and most newer trams
trolley pole
device allowing a tram or bus to collect current from overhead wires
ground-level power supply
alternative method of third rail electrical pick-up for street trams
steam-powered tram
type of tram

bow collector
mechanical device that drives the electric energy from the above contact line to the tram
tramway track
railway track on urban streets used by trams
Mekarski system
Conduit current collection
Conduit between the tramrails for current collection