What is Pantograph (rail)?
A '''pantograph''' is a device that collects electric current from [[overhead lines]] for electric [[Railway|trains]] or [[tram]]s. The term stems from the resemblance to [[Pantograph|pantograph devices]] for copying writing and drawings. [[Image:B-and-O electric.jpg|200px|thumb|right| Early 1895 flat pantograph on a [[Baltimore & Ohio Railroad]] electric engine]] [[Image:Schynige Platte diamond pantograph.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The diamond-shaped pantograph of the Swiss cogwheel loco in [[Schynige Platte]], built in 1911.]] [[Image:StrassenbahnPantograph.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The (asymmetrical) 'Z'-shaped pantograph of the electrical pickup on the [[Berlin Straßenbahn]]. This pantograph is single-arm.]] [[Image:Pant_Vienna_III.JPG|thumb|200px|Pantographs easily adapt to various heights of the overhead wires by partly folding. The tram line pictured here ran in [[Vienna]].]] [[File:DPP 8464, 8465, 8571, Klárov, 2019 (01).jpg|thumb|200x200px|Symmetrical, diamond shaped pantographs on [[tram]]s in [[Prague]].]] ==Related pages== {{commons|Pantograph}} * [[Bow collector]] * [[Trolley pole]] * [[Third rail]] * [[Overhead lines]] * [[Railway electrification system]] {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Rail technologies]] [[Category:Tram technology]]