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Pantograph

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[pclayto3]

The pantograph does not go side to side, the overhead lines do. This is to ensure an even wear on the carbon strips. The carbon strips are on the pantograph and allow for current collection.

[henny320]

Brecknell-Willis Highspeed pantograph...

The best 25kv AC pantograph in the world!

[Ben31337l]

@soundseeker63 Actually... I wasn't sure whether it's class 86s or class 87s... both of them appear to have been owned by virgin. (virgin has had the red sides for a long time, just recently they changed their livery to being silver and red like the pendilinos. but they always have had the red... even on the roof edges as you see in the vid).

Do you think it could possabily be another class 86? Like a class 86/0, 86/1, 86/2 etc... Possibly a class 87?

I mean these versions do differ a bit.

[soundseeker63]

@Ben31337l I have worked on class 86 locos so I'm very familiar with their equipment layout.

The white insulator you see in the middle of the screen is an ABB vacuum type circuit breaker. The locos are fitted with air blast circuit breakers which look totally different.

Also if you look at the side edges of the roof as the train emerges into light, eg 1:28 and 2:11 you can see they are bright red. Only pendolinos have red roofing so I am 99% certain it as a class 390.

[Ben31337l]

@soundseeker63 I actually thought it was a class 86 / 87 locomotive, I think EMUs tend to have a roof which is covered with only the pantograph, this has an open-type roof with all fo the insulators and wires showing.

I'm pretty sure if you reserched those 2 lcoomotives, it would be one or the other.

[repairdroid77]

Great video.

[WCML1981]

The first section looks like heading south through Madeley, passing under the A525 Bar Hill and then past the old Madeley Signal Box on the left, which was dismantled when control was transferred to the Norton Bridge workstation at Stoke-on-Trent Signal Control Centre in June 2004.

[Volodeas]

Is the film running backwards or the pantograph is backwards?

[kn00tcn]

@pclayto3 that's odd, i swear the bulgarian lines are straight (which sounds like is a bad thing)

[1978nwuk]

Whitmore M.P.T.S.C to be even more precise

[pclayto3]

you are indeed correct. my original statement about queensville was obviously wrong. Duh

[1978nwuk]

Amazing what you can find on you tube, definately agree its on the west coast mainline, didnt see Queensville at 1:44 but seen Whitmore T.S.C at 0:44.