collector shoe

English
The collector shoe of a Class 455 EMU at Guildford, Surrey.

Noun

collector shoe (plural collector shoes)

  1. (rail transport) A current collector on an electric train or locomotive which is in contact with the live rail.
    • 1962 June, “The design of the S.R. electro-diesels”, in Modern Railways, page 393:
      The collector shoes are automatically retracted when the electric handle is moved from "service off" to "lock off".

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