The gantrywork installed on the WCML and associated lines from the late'50s to the mid-'60s looks much less visually-obtrusive than the modern elephantine stuff that only does the same job.
33:00 onwards...turn it up...sounds like jet powered 350 lol 350 in particular the leccy motors sound like a 50`s special effect ufo sound ha ha run down ramp in to Rugy is fun....normally a 67 parked up there on right....nowadays.
Its mostly due to when the line was electrified and the tech available at the time it was done, pre ww2 it was mostly third rail and after ww2 it was mostly over head.
It should also be noted that there are two distinct third rail areas in the UK, the first is the entire region to the south of London and the second is the local train network around Liverpool in north west England. All other electrified mainline railways in the UK are electrified using 25kv overhead lines. The reason for this is historical. Back in the early 20th century the railways to the south of London were all owned by a single company and they chose to electrify with third rail. At the same time in other parts of the country other railway companies were electrifying with overhead lines to differing standards such as DC voltages and low voltage AC systems. Later on in the 1950’s 25kv overhead lines was chosen as the national standard and non standard electrified lines were converted to 25kv over the following decades and all newly electrified lines outside of the third rail areas were electrified with 25kv overhead lines.
Nice answers for you there Rob, another factor is the third-rail networks around Liverpool and South of London (down to the South Coast) are primarily commuter lines but are too expensive to convert to OHLE, given the distance from the city centres - perhaps 100 miles maximum - that there’s not much point in doing so. DC still gives 100 mph running, to upgrade to say 125 or 140mph line speed with AC doesn’t save that much time.
i think on leaving new st the driver prob lifted and pressed DSD so everytime it approaches a signal it goes off... it seem weird and annoying if he left it as normal it would go off when it needed to where the driver has instigated it going off everytime he approaches a signal it seems a weird way of driving
@@StuAnderson90 probably he doesnt even notice it...you dont notice it after a while,its just some drivers prefer it on automatic.....rather then have to set it.
It's not actually the DSD 'going off', rather the driver is lifting the plate at every signal out of habit. It's the lifting of the plate creating the sound, not the sound leading them to lift the plate. It's just a way of driving that means the DSD will never sound of its own accord because you never leave it long enough between lifts.
Quite a few of them.... Birmingham New Street Adderley Park Stetchford Lea Hall Marston Green Birmingham International Hampton-In-Arden Berkswell Tile Hill Canley Coventry Rugby Long Buckby Northampton
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The gantrywork installed on the WCML and associated lines from the late'50s to the mid-'60s looks much less visually-obtrusive than the modern elephantine stuff that only does the same job.
Video starts at 2:20.
terratec1001 what do you mean? It starts at 0:00
The video starts at 0:00 but the train starts moving at 2:20
Great video, really good quality and sound many thanks.
nice route for my Bakerloo tune line extension with a lovely gentleman filmed it :)
Superb video thank you Skraggie
33:00 onwards...turn it up...sounds like jet powered 350 lol 350 in particular the leccy motors sound like a 50`s special effect ufo sound ha ha run down ramp in to Rugy is fun....normally a 67 parked up there on right....nowadays.
Captions naming stations, tunnels etc would be nice.
it's really weird sitting over the Cess rail, I fell I should be taking control.... all those year sitting the other side unofficially ;)
CEMEX Admixtures and Cement Plants. 38:25
What a awesome video. Thanks
Why do some rail lines in the UK have third rail and other catenary? Is it a difference in voltage and ac or dc?
Third rail is 750 volt DC, overhead is 25000 volts AC
Thanks, I should have known that since the NE Corridor is partly 650v Third rail and partly Catenary AC
Its mostly due to when the line was electrified and the tech available at the time it was done, pre ww2 it was mostly third rail and after ww2 it was mostly over head.
It should also be noted that there are two distinct third rail areas in the UK, the first is the entire region to the south of London and the second is the local train network around Liverpool in north west England. All other electrified mainline railways in the UK are electrified using 25kv overhead lines. The reason for this is historical. Back in the early 20th century the railways to the south of London were all owned by a single company and they chose to electrify with third rail. At the same time in other parts of the country other railway companies were electrifying with overhead lines to differing standards such as DC voltages and low voltage AC systems. Later on in the 1950’s 25kv overhead lines was chosen as the national standard and non standard electrified lines were converted to 25kv over the following decades and all newly electrified lines outside of the third rail areas were electrified with 25kv overhead lines.
Nice answers for you there Rob, another factor is the third-rail networks around Liverpool and South of London (down to the South Coast) are primarily commuter lines but are too expensive to convert to OHLE, given the distance from the city centres - perhaps 100 miles maximum - that there’s not much point in doing so. DC still gives 100 mph running, to upgrade to say 125 or 140mph line speed with AC doesn’t save that much time.
excellent video
Where is the double slip switch?
Henry?
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Looks to me like signal CB4088 could use a banner repeater.
26:18 - What is an "APRI"?
Preliminary Route Indicator. It warns/notifies what direction a junction signal is routed for.
@@MaverickHunterDaniel What about the A? What does it stand for?
@@denelson83 I believe it's to help differentiate if there's multiple. Like A or B. I can't remember which way round it is.
@@MaverickHunterDaniel: (More for my personal reference than anything else!) the B one happens to come at 27:37
How come the DSD goes off at every AWS magnet? Is it something to do with LM in particular?
i think on leaving new st the driver prob lifted and pressed DSD so everytime it approaches a signal it goes off... it seem weird and annoying if he left it as normal it would go off when it needed to where the driver has instigated it going off everytime he approaches a signal it seems a weird way of driving
If I had just signed for the route I would leave it on just to make sure it really had stuck as to where the sticks were.
@@StuAnderson90 probably he doesnt even notice it...you dont notice it after a while,its just some drivers prefer it on automatic.....rather then have to set it.
A reply on the Northampton to Euston video states that it's a habit to reset it at every signal - there were units where it could be missed...
It's not actually the DSD 'going off', rather the driver is lifting the plate at every signal out of habit. It's the lifting of the plate creating the sound, not the sound leading them to lift the plate. It's just a way of driving that means the DSD will never sound of its own accord because you never leave it long enough between lifts.
No stations named.
im sure this house was on Escape to the country lolz.... 56:08
29:38 cat
my old cat loved trains...used to sit in window looking out...
Stations?
Quite a few of them....
Birmingham New Street
Adderley Park
Stetchford
Lea Hall
Marston Green
Birmingham International
Hampton-In-Arden
Berkswell
Tile Hill
Canley
Coventry
Rugby
Long Buckby
Northampton
Fantastic video! How did you get permission to film this?
Awesome
West Midland railways! Ivor the engine is faster and more organised
Good one
Nice run.
Speed of train NOT VISIBLE
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Fat Controller - where are you?