overhead wires

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Network Rail said the new system "eradicates the failure mechanisms of the past by providing complete separation of bimetallic elements and using a copper contact wire which improves current collection" from overhead wires by trains.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In those stories, there were no overhead wires to bury or water lines to move.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

He said damage to overhead wires had caused cancellations in Ayrshire and Inverclyde.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

For instance, multiple lawsuits allege Edison’s equipment ignited the deadly Eaton fire after the utility failed to de-energize overhead wires during a Jan. 7 wind event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

The streets had been partially cleared, but the telephone and the electric-light wires were all down, as were the overhead wires for the trolly-cars.

From Here, There and Everywhere by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord