september.org> 715A7924   
   From: marc.gr.vandyck@invalid.skynet.be   
      
   bob formulated on lundi :   
    I believe a lot of Dutch   
   > swing and lifting bridges have no catenary and the pantograph is lowered   
   > while the train coasts through.   
   >   
   No the panto is not lowered. All locs going on the dutch network must   
   have some sort of arrest that prevents the panto from going too high,   
   so that it can be catched by the wire ramp at the other end of the   
   bridge. SNCF high-speed trains, for example, had to be equipped with   
   such a feature before being allowed on the dutch network.   
      
   You must be confusing with the electrical junctions between the dutch   
   and belgian railways, where there is indeed a short section without   
   wires, like shown on page http://rixke.tassignon.be/spip.php?article451   
      
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   Marc Van Dyck   
      
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