D1015 Western Champion Get away
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- D1015 Western Champion on Pathfinders Railtour from Inverness to Bristol on Sunday 21st June 2009 at North Queensferry. Following a failed attempt to pull away with massive wheel spin, this was the second, more controlled attempt.
Finally western champ gets going again after a false start due to wheel slipping
British locos *do* have sanders, but they usually need to be turned on manually. Since a Western usually has extremely good traction (due to the three axles on each bogie being mechanically coupled) the sanders are not normally needed. But in this case, with one engine down, only one bogie received power and therefore only half the usual traction was available. A Western has two engines, each connected to it's own hydraulic transmission and each of those connected to just one bogie.
That's the pure strength of a Maybach.... one engine on a heavy load.
There is a clear issue regarding controlling trains when you are not used to the motive power but equally modern driving and traction does not require you to think and concentrate as was the case in the past. There is still skill for certain but its a different one of computer monitoring rather than controlling a loose coupled train in the rain.
well said spankeysimian ,couldnt have put it better myself.
A mate was at Old Oak Common from 64' to 77..........AND NEVER HEARD OF A Western slipping........must be a Millenium Driver .
Millennial?
at least they will know who to send the bill to for replacing the rails!
Thats how it should've been done first time !!!
Was an 8 year old school boy driving Western Champion for Jim ul fix it. A Jimmy Saville is there on the platform!
What's Jimmy Saville doing there???
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Now then now then boys and girls did you like that? lol
Was that Jimmy Saville on the platform...?
on one engine
jim fixed it for him !
Now, then. Now, then.
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To be fair this loco was only running on one of it's two engines.. perfectly capable of doing so but it's a Diesel Hydraulic whic demands an ever so slighty different driving technique to the point it and go of a Diesel Electric!
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Did they examine the portion of line before the next train was allowed through !!!. Network Rail NOT HAPPY with such rail damage by wheelslip. Also more common sense from the driver (if competent ???) to shut down immediately if experienced wheelslip.
Probably one of the most shocking incidents of driving a loco I have ever seen. the train brakes were clearly dragging, so what does he do? Apply more power till it becomes obvious he doesnt have a clue about driving locomotives nor a feel for them. Disgraceful.
To my knowledge, Westerns don't have sanding equipment.
Slug901 they do. The boxes are in the body accessed by the 4 flush lids above the bogies.
Oh yes they do hence the sand box fillers on the lower body
Sounds like too much power
The Wizzo ,although i like them is a flawed design, classic example of british engineering incompetence and stupidity regarding the 52,s engines and transmission . It would made sense to have a cross-over shaft with oil immersed Hele-Shaw clutches each end . This arrangement will allow the one good engine to drive both bogies at a reduced power setting.
@Basil Taylor Try telling that to the Germans then, it was their design philosophy for the V200's!