shoegear

/ˈʃuːˌɡɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From shoe + gear.

shoegear means train equipment, usually mounted on bogies, used to transfer electric current from the third rail. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

shoegear is pronounced /ˈʃuːˌɡɪə(ɹ)/.

noun

train equipment, usually mounted on bogies, used to transfer electric current from the third rail.“Features such as trackless doors, mercury-type door interlocks, roof-mounted door fault indicator lights, rubber window glazing, improved retractable shoegear and a modified electro-pneumatic brake system designed to facilitate maintenance and improve reliability, which have proved their worth on the prototype trains, are continued in the new stock.”