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Inspec keywords: wear; measurement by laser beam; overhead line conductors; mechanical contact; maintenance engineering; pantographs; railways; condition monitoring; electric locomotives
Subjects: Railway industry; Transportation; Measurement; Maintenance and reliability; Metrological applications of lasers; Plant engineering, maintenance and safety; Tribology (mechanical engineering)