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Uploaded by on Nov 25, 2010

31256 on 1q06 Bristol to Derby RTC on Friday 19th November 2010 has a green light through Cheltenham Spa but at the last moment goes into an emergency stop with only the last carriage on the platform. About 1 minute later sets of on it's way. Why? no idea! I'll guess someone was meant to get off and the driver had forgotten. Anyway some nice sparks and a glimpse of the Laser measuring device in action.

31106 3z83 Bescot to Exeter on Thursday 25th November 2010. I'd heard this was running 30+ minutes early so made my way to the bridge in sub zero temperatures only for it to turn up about 5 minutes before the allotted time! A bit shaky because the cold was getting to me by then!

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  • Great vid, looks like the driver had a laps of concentration, LOL, not a gud thing

  • @EWS60500 Yeah I was totally bemused by the whole thing, the pegs were all green in fact you can see the next one in the distance quiet clearly.

  • 31106 is into didcot tonight! thinking of going and seeing it tommorow.... great video!

  • @zaccee1996 Hope you got it

  • sparks!!!! great capture!!!

  • @HSTHoward I'd rather a nice roaring thrash but hey oh it's something different :O

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  • These things need carbon brakes :)

  • Right place - right time, gr8 vid

  • Possibly overspeeding?

  • @mackk61 Also the 360 degree laser survey light between the last coach gives it away

  • @alirobs2 thats where my money lies! the AWS can be bitch if it plays up! I was on a pacer unit years ago the suffered a similar problem near Stalybridge! cue 60 very upset passengers!

  • Cheltenham Spa eh? Thought the place looked familiar :)

  • The wheel fire seems obvious to me, that was the brakes !!!

    As for panic, forgetting things etc etc, being as its a track survey train I guess they were testing being as it was late at night when not many people are standing about.

    What I do find odd is that the coaches have breaks don't they ? Or is it just some coaches ?

  • maybe someone took the wrong train and tought it stopped here, an when he realised it didn't he pulled the E-Brake.

  • Panic!! bedded the brakes in anyway!!

    Nice vid

  • laser measuring device?

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