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so it may have been the OLE to blame rather than the pantograph
Apparently that is one reason for pantograph cameras on trains. When the wires are damaged the TOC might want to show it wasn't their train at fault. Would a faulty pantograph that pulls down the wires end up with a bill for whoever is responsible for maintaining that pantograph?
jellybaby
The OLE (Overhead Line Equipment) on the East Coast is notoriously shit - it was put up in a hurry and on the cheap - so it may have been the OLE to blame rather than the pantograph.