Why do lights on a train turn off?

Parts of the overhead wires (or the third rail) are left un-electrified in order to break the network up into manageable sectors (and to avoid some complicated electrical problems which I admit don't quite understand). When the train passes by one of these, it loses power, and the lights and ventilation go off.



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