overhead wires
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The paper says extreme temperatures can cause steel rails to expand, and the intense heat increases the risk of overhead wires breaking, along with signalling and electrical systems overheating.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Undergrounding electric wires can cost more than $6 million per mile, according to the state Public Utilities Commission, far more than building overhead wires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
In those stories, there were no overhead wires to bury or water lines to move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
He said damage to overhead wires had caused cancellations in Ayrshire and Inverclyde.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
My number-three installation is what is wanted here with overhead wires and forty Cambridge wagons.
From The Traitors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
