hugh wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

harry wrote:

Until one breaks down. Then the interesting inability of trains to
overtake comes into play.

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Tim
That is where trolley buses come in.
I've never seen a trolley bus overtake another one on the same pair
of wires..

Dickhead
Is it possible in a pinch that the driver could pull down his
pantograph, drive round the stricken trolley-bus, and connect up again?

Not without a battery or auxiliary power of some other sort, no..

The broken down trolleybus takes down its pantograph so the next one can
drive around it.
Simples

If the poles will stretch and there is room.