In article ,
(Dave) wrote:

From 1916 until around 1990, the Manchester Victoria-Bury service used
trains operating off a 1200V DC protected third rail - with a
side-contact. This system was replaced by overhead wires when the route
was converted for use as part of the Metrolink system.

FSVO "protected"! There wasn't much protection left when I travelled on
the line shortly before its closure for conversion to trams.

--
Colin Rosenstiel