Posted by mishu88 on July 19, 2008  Why the locomotive is having the both of the pantograph`s raised up? Posted by andy parr on July 19, 2008  A lot of electric locos need both pantographs raised to counteract the dead sections in the wire. Posted by Vasily Turchenko on July 19, 2008  The 3kV DC-powered locomotives need to have two pantographs rised when starting, to avoid contact wire damage due big value of starting current.

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