What is the thing on top of a tram called?
What is the thing on top of a tram called? A pantograph (or pan or panto) is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.
What do you call a British street train?
subway, London, England, United Kingdom. Also known as: the Tube.
What are the things on top of trains called?
Pantographs with overhead wires are now the dominant form of current collection for modern electric trains because, although more fragile than a third rail system, they allow the use of higher voltages.