trolley pole

In the United States, a pair of trolley poles were used.

Number 304's trolley poles were removed from her in 1957.

Trolley poles were removed from those cars which had been specially equipped.

The overhead wiring was replaced, with new trolley poles where necessary.

A trolley pole is not "attached" to the overhead wire.

Most of the tunnel system was operated using overhead lines and trolley poles for power.

The conductor could then pull down the trolley pole and stow it.

Later, when a pole was added, it came to be known as a trolley pole.

His spring-loaded trolley pole used a wheel to travel along the wire.

The trolley poles were later replaced with bow collectors.

Lower powered trucks, such as might be seen on the streets of a city, tend to use trolley poles for current collection.

The tram terminus is now a car park but some of the trolley poles remain.

The trams used a mixture of bow collectors and trolley poles.

Trolleybuses get the power though 2 poles called "trolley poles".

The museum has been built to use any of them, including trolley poles, bow collectors and pantographs.

Some equipment carried a third rail shoe, a trolley pole, and a pantograph.

Trolley wire and trolley poles were used only in urban areas.

The cars contacted this wire through the use of a trolley pole or a pantograph.

Many cities had trams and trolleybuses both using trolley pole current collection.

Trolley poles are usually raised and lowered manually by a rope from the back of the vehicle.

They also contained a single trolley pole, which would swivel to allow for forward and reverse operation.

An uncommon characteristic of this system is the use of trolley poles for current collection.

They were subsequently fitted with traditional trolley poles.

The power supply was obtained by a current collector called a trolley pole, mounted on top of the tram.

In open country, the third rail was used and in town, a trolley pole was raised.