A cab ride from Feltham Junction to Clapham Junction via Hounslow on board 7Y56 the Woking Down Yard to Hither Green Down Siding service, sometime in 2017...
Thanks you for your time. Doing a chore for the wife in the garage lol. She told me if she caught me watching train videos she would slam my head against the keybotv2/,9(djIdmr,tf27:
I grew up in Hounslow in the late 50s, lived in Chatsworth Crescent, which are the houses on the right just beyond the station. Our garden backed on to the line and I remember watching the trains from there and from the footbridge to Inwood Park. Steam-hauled goods trains and green electrics - 4-Subs I think. Get memories.
Another great video. I even learn a lot from the questions people ask. I would love a cab ride and watch you handle that weight and power. We’d have to gag me or I’d drive you nuts with questions!
Reminder of my early Ripple Lane freight days(79-84).No connection at Putney Bridge in up direction anymore I see.Good quality video.On screen captions would top it of?
Hi Rambler, another great video, nice to see double headed BR blue 47s on freightliner containers at Clapham Junction. Nice . Would have been better with 2 cromptons , but no chance of that at this time . Keep up the great vids.
I have just noticed that the third rail always changes to the outside when approaching a Station. I suppose it's in case someone falls onto the line. That's what I love about these vids, we are learning all the time whilst enjoying the ride.
Great video. I was looking for a recent one on this section of the line for ages but couldn't find it because I was searching for "Hounslow Loop". I was thinking with a passenger head on, but a lot of these videos are freight runs, so I guess it's better to search by depot names.
What is the rail which runs alongside the main rails? Why does it switch from one rail to the other? It seems to end halfway along the main rail then you see another rail on the other side. Love the video, thanks for uploading.
Just subscribed! Great video. Two questions: are any of the freight trains hauled by electrics, and what do the letters and numbers in the freight train designations designate?
Steven Biffoni the net work was divided into 4 sections LMS, LNER, GWR, SOUTHERN then it all became BR British Rail from what I know Diesels were used as not all the network was electrified, but as you can see this line has a 3rd rail so Diesel Electric trains can run on it, but seeing as all our freight trains are Class 66's the letters given to trains are that of the TOPS Total Operations Processing System which governs Loco's & Rollingstock which I believe was an American idea to control movements of trains before 66's Diesel Locos such as 25, 29, 33, 73 would have run on this line all the numbers are given because of their size axle type length weight etc towards the end of the 90's most of these units would run double headed to cope with the weight of the wagons they were pulling Steve I am not an engine geek but I hope this helps you To Find out more you can use Wikipedia
I don't understand the perpetual switch from full throttle to coast/decelerate then back to full throttle again. Can't this loco operate at a constant speed? It seemed to slow down where there were clear signals and no sign of reductions in line speed - why?
Is that because whatever is behind it gains kinetic energy when it's been accelerated and therefore it is most efficient to vary the engine speed, also bearing in mind gradients, junctions and speed restrictions. I never made it to be a train driver so I'm only guessing.
Simon Clark That would be correct. The shorter the train, the more throttle and brake manipulations. They tend to gain or loose speed on every up or down grade. Long trains tend to average some of the grade out.
You can just tell at 3:40 the signal changes from yellow to green just before the AWS bell. Clearly following a train so keeping the speed down to avoid stopping unnecessarily
