Train trying to leave Farncombe Station in Monday's Snow- arcing and sparks flying!

[SuperRandomdudeXD]

Nice little disco on the station platform. Nice. :D! x]

[mrspivvy]

a good capture! well done

[SMALTV]

that's ace that

[cadetkidkilla]

can i show my friends this

[dctim]

I remember this snow. Couldnt get in to work and my new supervisor had no team to supervise on her first day in the department... Bonus for her :D

[northlanderdude]

surprised to see that 3rd rail isn't raised and partially covered like they are on the Toronto Subway.

the engineer should have turned on the sander for traction.

[AceFilmTrailers]

@northlanderdude its not the traction thats the issue here, when the train arcs it looses alot of power so the train cant accelerate all electric trains have the same issue when it comes to snow & ice.

[northlanderdude]

@AceFilmTrailers how is it not the traction if it arcs, arcs is a loss of traction, especially in ice and snow.

[ApOsTle51]

@northlanderdude Think you guys are confusing Traction and wheelslip. In rail terms , loss of traction isnt loss of grip but a loss in motor output. Low/poor rail adhesion is the term used to explain loss of grip to the rail. So loss of traction in this case would mean poor acceleration to to the motors being inhibited by the Lims or by the MCBs tripping in and out.

[AceFilmTrailers]

@northlanderdude arcing is when the current from the live rail gets disturbed by ice causing the arcing, the ice still allows the electricity to travel to the train but the shoe running along the rail will arc and the train is unable to accelerate as it can severely damage the motors and shoe.

[Unision1]

Poor train ;(

[Quagmirian]

I don't usually watch train videos, but when I do, I make sure they're awesome.

[TrainzUK]

my first favorite on this channel :P Great video cool footage

[mesembe]

SHINY

[251CE]

That is rather cool (and I not talking about the weather.

Good job.

[1madaboutguitar]

Cool



[neo196910]

Wow I've never seen that before! Is it usual in the snow with a live rail setup?

[rachaelmatt]

@neo196910 Yeah thats pretty normal in icey & snowy conditions. Sometimes also happens on overhead powerlines too! Looks great!

[WABBITS8]

I have never seen that happen before that's just weird ! Nice vid, Mate!

[hellstone182]

hhahahaha. "look at that wow, Fucking Hell" lol great video

[Pugragger]

hahaha crappy 3rd rail

[dailystar1]

Farncombe..what a shithole i used to live there!

[Kentish85Town]

Wudnt go nowhere in this exceptional situation. S Glos, my buses and trains all cancelled. Mobile coverage + Broadband slower than ever, best times not good. First time I saw a pub toilet feeze and cant flush. Swedish survival phrase Var fins kemiska toaleten asked in UK LOL

[suncoolclose]

Dc third rail is a waste of time in the snow and ice and its generally slower glad we mainly got Ac and diesel up here :)

[trainlover658]

steam is the way of the future!

[Gordanovich]

Nice.

[tom201090]

steam engine could probably do it easily!

[socram8888]

Live rail? Don't they use the standard panthografs? Isn't it more dangerous?

[basfordhall]

@socram8888 down south they use the 3rd or 4th rail to power the trains,anywhere north of london is mostly overhead line which uses pans

[socram8888]

Live rail? Don't they use the standard panthografs?

[talktalkmodem]

that was a southwest trains service i rember i was driving it and it was a cunt to get away from that station

[Anna200938]

lmao thats going on you tube!!

[bushburyjunction2]

great video

[slymills]

very nicely caught :) Southern Railway probaly cancelled all of its services when we had that snow, lucky i commute to work with my push bike lol

[WILKO50]

thats a nice camera you use,what is it?

[greenkougar]

@WILKO50 Hi Thanks for your comments! The camera is Panasonic HDC-SD9 - recording onto SD card so no moving parts while recording. I am very pleased with it!

[barrierite]

@greenkougar I've got the exact same camera as you, and likewise i am also very pleased with it having no moving parts as well as using standard connectors for the essential inputs and outputs. Of course one of the first things i shot with it was a freight train and i uploaded it to youtube. All within the hour, fantastic little peice of gadgetry and on that note a fantastic video there mate! We are in the process of gettng electric overhead wires installed in this city (Auckland, New Zealand)

[Cazkumali]

@greenkougar Thats Ace m8 thanx for uplaoding this

[Cazkumali]

@greenkougar Them trains make a squeaking noise when they leave

[tpvalley]

@greenkougar

why dont the contact shoes at front wipe snow off third rail?

[nightw4tchman]

Looks like one hell of a rave

[silver760]

Modern techno bollox for you,i suppose they didnt think snow would get on the power rail,maybe they should fit a blade in front of the pick ups to clear the snow?

[edj66]

This is why Tornado was the only train on time on the 23rd of December!

[GWR4079]

steam saved the day yet again!

[toonmag50]

good vid-but is it possible that if the snow depth reaches the third rail partial or full earthing will take place?

[metadyneman]

Not normally no. What can and has happened in the past though is that severe arcing can result in the collector shoe becoming welded to the third rail.

[toonmag50]

@metadyneman

Is there a possibilty of some form of current creep-perhaps a few meters?.The reason I ask ,my cousin worked on the Newcastle-Tynemouth third rail line,years ago,before it was converted to the Metro.

He said he was working on the ballast,in v heavy rain,and the crew wore long heavy waterproofs.He reckoned every five-ten mins he experienced somthing similar to a punch to the back of neck.He thought it was someone. Then they all realised it was the current creeping up the rain

[metadyneman]

I suppose it could be possible but I doubt it would "leak" current sufficiently to adversely affect the traction voltage. Pure water on it's own is not a brilliant conductor, it's usually what is contained in the water which makes it a good conductor.

[battlestarone]

@toonmag50

yes it could happen,with overhead lines you can feel it in your eyes during fine lite rain,it also raises the chance of arcing,through you to ground,you wont survive.!!!!!!!!!!!

[DigitalAnalogueBR]

It depends on the voltage of the line, becuae for every kV of electricity, it can jump 1cm, as well as the conditions of the conductor. It may be possible that his coat came into contact with the live rail and the water, mixed with the fabric of the waterproofs conducted the electricity.

[mukkaspec]

Very Good !

[jammiebeasts]

Not much of a unit fan but thats a very different ace video!! Well captured.

[MG06ZT]

Great vid.

[TheIndianRailways]

Awesome video

[southwestern455]

SWT had problems there

[mysteriouskazakh]

Whoa. Nice!

[pbyolo56]

awsome

[canadiantimberwolf1]

Pretty cool stuff greenkougar.I'm a Canadian living over here in the UK since 2002. In Canada that snow would be considered Light to Moderate snow and nothing to be too concerned with.

 Your video is very interesting and something I will show my family back home.Take care and all the best.

[canadiantimberwolf1]

Oh yeah and great commentry...LOL

[omnibus360]

hehe i sweden where i come from thats just the beginning 15ft of snow is normal in the middle of winter

[Sugababeslover]

Great vid!

Do you know if it got to the station

If it was me, I would wanna stay inside with a hot drink. God imagine how cold it must have been. Brrrrrrrr

[mekydro]

I should have gone down to the station instead of trying to get to work!

[boo2277]

wow. This is an awesome video. The sparking is really quite nice. I dont usually see this since we have overhead wires here in Canada so it doesn't usually arc during winter. There isnt usually any build up on the wires so the trains run fine.

[soundseeker63]

You should go out on a frosty/icy morning and there will be lots of sparkage I assure you!

[supremedalek24]

great video

[ADMIRALSCORNER]

That was interesting and a sight I have never seen before! Thanks for uploading the video!

[2008horwooda]

looks like the 4th of july came earily, 5*

[sforzando1213]

ummm....wrong country for THAT holiday.

[music1radio]

nice vid.

[pur36054]

sweet

[Darran1969]

they should keep some ol diesel trains they would of got through the snow

[TheRailFan]

NICE VID 5stars and a fav ,,joe :)

[60103Henry]

Great Video, Does Farncombe Station have ticket barriers?

[hihat101]

Hi there i work for network rail, great vid , the sparks are caused by excessive snow causing poor or loss of contact with the pick shoes of the train and the conductor rail at 750 V DC, alot of rolling stock that day actually became welded to the track as a result of this, despite the advance weather warnings by the met office , network rail fucked it up again, but spare a thought for us poor guys who were out in force clearing snow from points .

[BrambleH]

whats making the sparks?

[smiffy1071]

electricity!

[siy22366]

5* WOTS WITH ALL THE SPARKS (FIRE)

i saw a northern 144 doing this

[tgtrains]

I wonder if it made it to Guildford or Godalming lol wow!!

[HentisD6569]

Great video. We didnt get that much snow down here where I am but I managed to get a few shots for the site.

5* + fave

[73201]

great video

[HSTChris]

Brilliant video! +fav

[mafarnz]

Wow! They should put a brush in front of the pick up shoes, might help with the snow.

[ay76]

Fantastic!! 1000 stars!!

[JollyRodders]

Great video...

I expect his in cab computer screen was coming up with all kinds of weird & wonderful faults in that snow.

Never a micro-chip to be seen in the old slammers.

I heard - on the grapevine - that a few of these Desiro units caught fire due to snow getting into the working bits.

[PoliceAndTrainMadNat]

scary! bet that was amazing to watch!

[pjdscott]

Real third rail action - well done and thanks for posting!

[nikosjk1]

Third rail fireworks, awesome! Great video

[maddrummer08]

Exellent sparkage !!

[keelar001]

No problems - mind you, a slammer would have walked away!!

[mtn2008]

get to work lazy

[thecoolguy8888]

thatts not sparks its the live rail arking due to the snow but still good video

[greenkougar]

arcing nicely i belive! I've added this into the title  -thanks !

[Southernrailwaysfan]

Such a awesome video mate

[juliang2006]

Really nice video,

[RallyBasher]

Spectacular show! And a good quality video, unlike most of the mobile phone rubbish that's posted. Thanks for sharing.

[greenegage]

Found it; fabulous!