Power Transfer for Rail

Measuring current collection

The Mersen lightning arrester enclosures are designed to protect railway networks against disturbances incurred by lightning, in the feeding lines in the substations along the railtrack (pole enclosure) as well as in the power lines mounted on the roof (pantograph enclosure).

Since fifty years, Mersen deliver the necessary spare parts to make the maintenance, the overhauls  based on the Maintenance manual and the repair actions for your products when necessary.

Mersen is providing compact, safe and reliable on board knife switch.

Current Collector Devices are used by Metro, catenary less tramway and electric buses. They are a critical components as they are collecting the energy from the third rail to energize the Electrical Multiple Unit at high speed all along the track.