Current Collection By Third Rail current collection DEVICE (3rd RAIL) SHOES WE GUARANTEE OUR CUSTOMERS: RELIABILITY ■ Mechanical stability ■ Corrosion resistance ■ Safe current collection LONGER LIFETIME OF THE CCD SHOE AND POWER RAIL ■ Low weight ■ Low friction coefficient ■ High combustion resistance ELECTRICAL LOAD CAPACITY CHARACTERISTICS OF MERSEN CCD SHOES ■ Excellent current distribution ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS ■ EcoDesign solutions ■ Lead free grades ■ Low noise ■ No radio interference LINKED TO THE APPLICATION CHARACTERISTICS... ■/ Frequent stops ■/ Frequent acceleration and deceleration ■/ Multiple regenerative braking ■/ High dust exposure ... MERSEN CCD SHOES SATISFY 4 MAJOR CRITERIA: ■/ Resistance to mechanical impact EASY TO MAINTAIN ■/ Ability to withstand high starting and stopping current loads SOLUTIONS ■/ Excellent sliding properties ■/ Non-destructive to the power rail

CCD SHOE DESIGNS A CCD shoe consists of a carbon part mounted on a supporting carrier. The carrier's role is to protect the carbon collector from impacts, to resist deflection and to conduct the current. DESIGN WITH METAL END PIECES  Assembly: metal end pieces  Application: fitted to a new system to create a film or to a rail in bad condition to clean its surface with the bronze contact DESIGN AS SOLDERED VERSION  Assembly: clamped, soldered  Application: all networks with or without ramps  Available in different carbon widths and heights DESIGN AS CAST VERSION  Assembly: carbon inserts...

METAL vs. CARBON SHOES Steel, cast-iron, copper or bronze shoes on third rail collection systems mechanically damage the rail due to their relatively high mass and superior friction coefficient. Carbon has many advantages over metallic materials, and the benefits to user systems are numerous. As a consequence, more and more railway, third rail and tramway/trolleybus systems have switched to carbon throughout the world. Friction behavior and self-lubrication ■ Elimination or reduction of greasing ■ Longer wire and rail life time thanks to proper patina creation ■ Optimized friction once patina...

CCD ShoesMERSEN GRADES FOR CCD SHOES GRADE Contact us to request our complete technical data sheets. EUROPE MERSEN France Amiens S.A.S 10 avenue Roger Dumoulin F - 80084 Amiens France Tel.: +33 (0)3 22 54 45 00 [email protected] ASIA MERSEN Pudong Co., Ltd No 2 Building, 72 Jinwen Road Pudong New District, Shanghai 201323 P.R China Tel.: 86 21 58106360 [email protected] NORTH AMERICA MERSEN Canada Dn Ltd. 225 Harwood Boulevard Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec J7V 1Y3 Canada Tel.: +1 450 455 5728 [email protected] SOUTH AMERICA MERSEN do Brasil Ltda. Rua Anita Maria Botti Pedroso,...