James_D
Member
Forgive my ignorance on this subject, but I was pondering the interaction between the contact wire on OHLE, pantographs and the use of tilting and non-tilting trains on the same lines.
I assume that the contact wire stays at the same height relative to the position of the rails (with the necessary yaw of 'zig zagging' to allow an even wearing of the Pantograph contact strip), but when a train is tilting, lets say to the left for a right-hand curve, does the pantograph also tilt to the right to maintain connection as the train roof pivots away from the contact wire?
I assume this must be the case as non-tilting trains would require the contact wire to be at the same height and azimuth in relation to its pantograph.
I'm sure I could have found this info somewhere online but the kind users of the forum may be able to enlighten me!
I assume that the contact wire stays at the same height relative to the position of the rails (with the necessary yaw of 'zig zagging' to allow an even wearing of the Pantograph contact strip), but when a train is tilting, lets say to the left for a right-hand curve, does the pantograph also tilt to the right to maintain connection as the train roof pivots away from the contact wire?
I assume this must be the case as non-tilting trains would require the contact wire to be at the same height and azimuth in relation to its pantograph.
I'm sure I could have found this info somewhere online but the kind users of the forum may be able to enlighten me!