CYCLIC TOP! Near UK Train Derailment, Freight Train bounces out of control. 

The last wagon’s rear bogie audibly land back on the track 3 times during its bouncing fit! That’s quite incredible to watch actually. A brave camera man/spotter, and a decent responsible one for reporting it to the nearest box. That’s as close as I’d think possible before that came off the rails.

The driver would only report that as"riding a little rough"

Chuggington in real life basically.

An enthusiast video that may well help improve safety on the UK rail network. Well done MrThrash37 for making the video available to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch.

You can hear the wagons' suspension clanking as it passes. The colour of the rails would suggest it's been a problem for a while.

Wow at 1/4 speed you can actually see the trucks on the wagons leaving the tracks, that is a problem that needs fixing before some one gets hurt.

That train is going very fast for that bad track. Nice to see the semaphore signal still in use.

if i were the guy taking video, i'd have been crapping my pants

Just read the RAIB report into the Gloucester West derailment (in which case the primary issue was the poor condition of the track but the extremely poor design of the IDA wagons - same as these - led to derailment.) Interesting to read that on the basis of this video footage, DRS have applied various operating restrictions including banning IDAs from secondary routes and banning partially loaded vehicles from being marshalled at the rear of a train. Nice work!

Oh yea, they need a slow order in that section. The Ballast broke down enough to cause hollow dips in that section. Nice Video!

Wow you nailed that footage. I'm actually surprised the rear wagon didn't lift higher than that.

I reported a similar incident about 30 years ago. A freightliner train from Basingstoke to Reading passing through Mortimer station, (where I was waiting for my train), was bouncing so severely at the tail end that it was 'flicking' chunks of ballast up as it went. I phoned the panel from the signal-post phone and the train was stopped at Reading West for inspection. I gave my full name and address and a detailed description of the incident, but no-one got back to me; perhaps because there was no derailment at that time.

One word: Tesco

How the hell did that not derail massively? I was waiting for a train home at Brighouse this afternoon and a freight train passed through heading east and was bouncing around, not as bad as this, but it unnerved me for a few moments!

Ouch! That must have given the driver a bit of a jolt...

So how would this P Way Problem be rectified or fixed? This does look like an extremely close shave after all. Similar to something I once came across on the Down Relief just west of Acton Main Line but the cause was an engineering possession being given up before the track had been properly tamped. One very bouncy NSE Class 117 @ 75 MPH there!!!

The loco didn't seem to rock but the wagons, nice video.

Makes sense why the Ipad I ordered from Tesco was annihilated upon delivery.

How did that stay on the tracks?

anybody know where i can find the video of the train bouncing with the bouncy bass music? sometimes see it YLYL but never can find it.

Yeah, they jumped about a bit! Cool shot grab. Changes were made as a result of it. Nice one Mr Thrash. Cheers!

wow and what camera do you use

You can see the track bouncing...

Did signaller thank you? Did network rail contact you?

Saw a part of this video on Points West local news tonight (Thursday 09/10/14). Great video

Wow! I loved the recording of the sound in the video. Stereo & powerful full range! The bouncing was very evident. Hopefully, the track will be realigned & laid smoothly in the not too distant future.

Hell fire! Lucky it stayed on the road!

Have they sorted it out

Wet beds as far as the eye can see! Get an (ESR 5MPH) on there immediately! Notice the white colouring on the 6ft rail, where the the ballast and sleepers have suffered friction due to poor track drainage, perfect conditions for any type of twist to form. That’s got be getting on for a 1 in 90 (33mm) twist! It’s shocking the local maintenance team have allowed it to get that bad, surely the local patrolling team would have called this in? The way the carriages are bouncing around on the rail, I’d personally have ultrasonic testing conducted, in case a rail change was in order, as well as having those wet beds dug out and fresh ballast dropped and then tamped. If the drivers aren’t calling that in as a ruff ride, then there’s something horribly wrong with the network, if the driver thinks nothing of this!

Anyone know if this portion of rail has been sorted out ? Looks like a rough ride there ? 😅

OH MY GOODNESS! There must have been some very bumpy track there! Good thing it did not derail though!

Wet beds are a pain in the proverbial, literally!

"PUSH HIM, BUMP HIM, THROW HIM OFF THE RAILS!" they yelled. *runaway theme kicks in.

I guess it's fixed now?

Wow! Talk about bucking broncos that was scary. Great spot MrThrash well done.

Great catch, Hope you were thanked for reporting the problem.

I nearly shat myself watching it! would have been total carnage....

Wow, I have never seen that before. How dangerous❗️

After reading so many of the 63 comments. Not one mentioned it was reported to the Signaller near by. Trains could have been cautioned whilest awaiting repairs.

Awesome catch!!

Have you seen my iron ore derailment in Cardiff on You Tube video. That was caused by track spreading ( at only 20mph ! )...........good shot............Mike

Wow that was close! Just as well they didn't come off for your sake! Thanks. Ken

What the hell? I am thankful it didn't come off as it looked like it was riding on jelly!

Did you report to the rail Co.?

Holy Hell, thought this was clickbait, but that is insanely dangerous.

Are trains supposed to go this fast?

That was tense!

That is scary... I assume it's procedure to stop the train and inform the signaller? Return to depot perhaps?

How does he do that? When he zooms in, he slows time down, but zooming out makes everything faster!

Is that shot just West of Birmingham, towards Bristol ?

Why are UK train lines so short?

the track was safe to run at that speed , as a BR Tracklayer i have a lot worse and at faster speeds, if joe public knew what they were riding on they would never travel on the railways

WOW you sir are now my HERO cause I'd been out of there and I've been in house fires as a volunteer fire-fighter dam you have balls of concrete lol

Let's hope tesco weren't transporting eggs on that train

What are ' wet beds ' ????

That bouncing looked severe and really dangerous. Is there any way to report to the relevant authorities that the a particular section of track might be in bad shape?

If I were that train driver I would say GETTYUP GIRL

I like how most of the comments trying to downplay what happens have disappeared since this footage was used by the RAIB!

I was in the left hand chair on that train. I was handling my jimmy and my colleague Billy Magnets had tried to bring my cli forward using a wrench. It was a very sticky afternoon.

Wow why were they shaking ????

That’s what an extra long ‘wet spot’ can cause. Remove the crap ballast!install Terran or similar, reballast and tamp and line. Job sorted. Meanwhile a speed restriction would be in order.

What the problem was? Too fast?

If that derailed you'd be a goner. Crazy. Glad you're OK and there wasn't an accident

lol tangobaldy knows thats called suspension and shock absorbers. My scooter bounces but its harldy out of control.

It looks like that train is being pushed by trouble some trucks

Lucky there was an SB nearby, otherwise who you goin' to call?

So THAT's why the eggs in my Tesco delivery were cracked!

0:54 - Isn't that GSM-A BTS on the right?

looked scery & odd i love how the boxes look like they looked like they were being horses trotting lol

Theresa May called, She wants her "strong and stable" track back

Lovely semaphores ! Soon be a thing of the past ! Sigh :-(

The lines clearly buckled in certain places. Its really lucky that the extent of the damage on the track wasn't any worse. Quite possible the worst part about this is that the track is buckled on a curve. If the train was going any faster or the track was in worse condition (well, you can already guess what's next).

thomas’ branchline when it gets a little bit warmer

Woah...nice capture Can I use this video in my train compilation video credit to you in video will be given

This is *more* bouncy than a Pacer.

This is a freight train in Chuggington irl. The curve should be 35 for freight and 50 for passengers.

I genuinely think the speed helped the train pass Iver the bumps...

Bouncy bouncy!

Who saw stobart there?:)👍

HOLY $#%T! Lucky! I can only imagine they shut that down in a hurry or at least slowed the trains down to walking speed going through there till they could get that spot straightened out. It looked like the engine didn't bounce, but all the rolling stock clearly did.

Blimey! That was close!

Nice editing MrThrash37. There is more than meets the eye here.

no problems or worries with that...the weight keeps them on the rails,,,

Bloody hell. I wouldn't want to be you if that thing did jump off the track.

Why they let the track get into that state? That could be an accident waiting to happen.🤔😜☹

Absolute epic

Would love to see that at a slowed down speed..

I see what you mean. That looks bloody dangerous.. Oh , great vid by the way

Those Freight cars must be pacers 😂

Nice to see the old semaphore signals.

That's not good, could have gone badly wrong! Cheers, Jack

Whoa, semaphore signals?! That's a rare sight here in America!

The more you watch it, the more you see...

Blimey, that's very alarming, you should poss post thie to NR lol, that could have been a bit messy had that lot come off!! - Great Vid though

Good call on reporting that, as a driver you literally have no idea this is happening since you barely feel it up front.

I don't know if I'd say it bounced out of control but there definitely was some bobbling. Good capture. Thanks.

Blimey, those wagons were shaking a lot. That is a Tesco train, so it would of given the food a good shake!

Network Rail have learnt nothing from Hatfield and Potters Bar. I’ve spotted loads of wet beds and even a section of rail cleared for 100 mph with 6 emergency clamps on it, as well as the rail head being badly pitted.

*I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IN A PACER...?*

Why us everyone freaking out ? That was nothing. Our trains in America ride twice as rough, we call it CSX Transportation