Glasgow trolleybus dewires at Sandtoft, TB78

UPLOADED ON BEHALF OF AND COPYRIGHT OF ALMAC VIDEO.

In this 2001 video poor positioning of the trolleybus in relation to the wiring has caused a dewirement.
The trolleybus should by on an outer radius in relation to the wiring when going round corneers. TB78 was on an inner radius and as a result dewired.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• TB78
• Trolleybus
• dewirement
• Sandtoft
• BUT9613T
• Almac

[Fleetline119]

As the caption says the driver badly positioned the vehicle, turning the corner on a radius less than the radius of the overhead wires, the correct proceedure would be for the vehicle to take a radius (curve) slightly greater than the overhead wiring. Losing contact with the wires can occur for several reasons ... defective overhead, badly positioned vehicle, excessive speed through a junction in the overhead wiring.

[cedarcam]

@Rovahead Yes if they moved either side of the wires too far they could dewire There are batteries charged up from the wires which have a limited amount of power but enough to get them back under the wires again

[Rovahead]

Could these things run out of reach of the wires? And how'd you get them back within reach if they do?

[hudson501]

Still "learning the ropes"!

[jemdude22]

The driver practically forgot that he had been driving a trolleybus and blatantly ignored the position of the overhead wires.

[tbusuk]

Yes, that was bad positioning by the driver!