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Noun
[edit]collector shoe (plural collector shoes)
- (rail transport) A current collector on an electric train or locomotive which is in contact with the live rail.
- 1962 June, “The design of the S.R. electro-diesels”, in Modern Railways, page 393:
- The collector shoes are automatically retracted when the electric handle is moved from "service off" to "lock off".