Method and arrangement for monitoring current collectors and horizontal and vertical contact wire position on vehicle combinations

A method for monitoring a train set by checking at least one current collector or at least one actual position of a contact wire or a combination thereof, the method comprising the following steps:

• providing at least one fixed, lateral camera set up adjacent a track section of the train set and aligned with the train set;
• recording a vertical position of the contact wire at a location of the at least one fixed, lateral camera and at least one upper limit of the train set, with the at least one fixed, lateral camera;
• providing at least two fixed upper cameras disposed over the track section of the train set and aligned vertically from above at the same location on the track section as the at least one fixed, lateral camera;
• recording a horizontal position of the contact wire, with the at least two fixed upper cameras;
• providing an evaluation unit;
• and
• determining a state of the at least one current collector or the at least one actual position of the contact wire or a combination thereof, with the evaluation unit;
• and
• indicating faults.

A device for monitoring a train set, the device comprising:

• at least one lateral camera;
• at least two upper cameras;
• said cameras being fixed to a track section laterally and above the train set;
• said at least one lateral camera configured to capture a region of a contact wire with a carrier device and at least one current collector;
• and
• an evaluation unit configured for determining a state of the at least one current collector and at least one actual position of the contact wire or a combination thereof.