| Video’s Geographic Location | Type Of Train System | Description & Video Link |
|---|---|---|
unknown | Example of extensive and expensive fast train catenary | HSR uses catenary and pantographs for power delivery. Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te1F8dL1k0w&feature=related and others like it to see the serious wear issues related to such an arrangement. |
| unknown | Catenary & Pantograph above train | Think fast HMR is cheaper to maintain than HSM? Guess again.The Transrapid maglev is now completely contact free for its power delivery, using instead a non-contact linear generator – a completely non-wear solution to an old problem. No danger of power lines being knocked out of commission by ice and snow storms, either. See this pantograph/catenary nightmare video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCPPeYmyKw&feature=related |
