The bar catenary is swung to the side, locked and isolated so that wagons can be loaded or unloaded in safety.
The bar catenary in its normal position for active rail movements, with GBRf’s No. 92032 and two box wagons being used for the Wellingborough demonstration.
BOTH: CHRIS MILNER
THE development of retractable overhead catenary, allowing wagons to be safely loaded and unloaded in electrified freight terminals, could be a game changer when it comes to rail decarbonisation.
Conventional fixed Overhead Line Electrification (OLE) makes wagon unloading impossible, but a retractable bar catenary, which has won Government funding, could be a solution to help decarbonisation of the rail network through wider electrification.