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KiwiRail DFT Loco With Burnt Dynamic Brake Grid

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Uploaded by on Dec 28, 2011

Pause the video when the first loco comes into view, then look to the left of the cab and just below the roof. A day or two ago this loco was working a coal train out of Invercargill when the dynamic brake grid caught fire. Leaves etc get into the grid and when the dynamic brake is used, a bit of heat is generated and a small fire can start. This happened to a loco in Auckland a few months ago, too.

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  • @5irRatchet Apparently its common. Perhaps they don't clean the rubbish out of the brake grid very often?

  • Crap, I see the irony here, 2 DFTs with the same issue

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