The principle of putting a pantograph on diesel and steam trams is not new.

https://transphoto.org/photo/1577592/

It remains an exceptional situation and not many vehicles are known to have been equipped in this way. I saw a photo somewhere in Cologne, shortly after WWII, of a steam locomotive with pantograph, as a replacement for the tram.
In the same Japan, you can also find such curiosity that roughly fits this topic:

https://transphoto.org/photo/1076016/