Welcome aboard the New Measurement Train again for a trip from Northampton to Stoke via Birmingham. Filmed from 43062 on 1st February 2024. We even got up to 125mph once, for about a second - can you work out where?
Thanks for the video. Blimey! Northampton-Rugby linespeed is still the original 75mph of the 1966 electrification. Some things never change. Bit surprising that WCRM didn't upgrade it to 90 if not 100 to save the Pendos time on diversions when the Old Road is blocked for any reason. Glad to know you got your two-second thrill of 125 at Four Ashes before spying a double yellow 🤣
A fascinating run. Many thanks. It struck me that the junctions either side of New Street are especially complex, but I suppose they look that way principally because they are constrained within such a short space and because of the extreme number of routings being provided for. I hadn't realised that the monitoring gear on those trains was actually crewed. I had thought it was all just recording everything without human assistance.
Exactly so; twelve through bi-di platforms to/from two pairs of unidirectional lines at each end within such a short narrow footprint and this is what you need! The tight pointwork explains the 10mph limit through the whole lot.
Hi Ben, thanks again for letting us into your world. I thought I saw you in Les Gilpins vid of Carlisle, infront of of the Yellow test train, (Banana doesnt do it justice due to the important work it does),well greens all the way my friend and thankyou.
Thanks for another great video. With about 15HP per Tonne it gets up and goes pretty rapidly, although with the MTUs there's not too much drama in the sound track.
Great video and nice to see my line The Stour Valley being filmed. You say filmed from 43272 but the number on the reflection on the the window says 43062
What would be great to see, is some driver eye footage that also shows the cab, that way we can see your inputs and get a better perspective :) great video though!
Thank you for the video. Sorry for those here who are experienced and for the likely stupid question, but was interested as to what the constant beeping was?
The single beeps are from the AWS (Automatic Warning System) which alerts the driver to the state of the signal ahead, the several beeps in one is the DSD (Driver Safety Device) which acts as a dead man’s pedal, if controls aren’t moved for a certain amount of time, usually 1 minute, the beeping sound plays. both of them bring on the emergency brakes if not acknowledged within a few seconds except when the AWS plays the higher beep for a green signal (low beep for yellows and reds)
I've not long recently watched a video from Don Coffey that travelled via Northampton and I was of the thinking that the line speed limit was higher than 75-his video was of a Manchester to Wembley Frieght service.
It's faster than 75 south of Northampton but for whatever reason it's never been increased north of the station. The track is quite rough and it's all 3 aspect signalling so that may have something to do with it.
Although some sound many times throughout, what do the tones mean at 1:38:38 & 1:38:46 & 2:04:12? Also, what are the 2 red lights beside track at 1:43:24?
1. Driver’s Safety Device/Vigilance, pretty much a dead man’s pedal, if controls aren’t moved for 60 seconds that beep goes off and if it’s not acknowledged the emergency brakes come on 2. AWS (Automatic Warning System) does a low boop if there’s a yellow or red signal ahead, like dsd if it’s not acknowledged the brakes come on, and there’s a higher beep for green signals 3. I believe it’s part of the GSMR radio system but I’m unsure 4. Shunt signal, mostly used for clearing trains onto sections of track that aren’t clear like sidings and station platforms
@@MobBoss-zj2nn Sure is. Push a lever, go forward. Pull a lever, go backwards. Pull another lever, break. Push a button, sound the horn. How hard can it be? Don’t even need to steer or navigate, just follow tracks. Learn all various signals may be the only part that is harder.
Think I’m going to have to be the idiot asking the stupid questions here, what are we measuring?? And why, is what we are measuring likely to have changed, why is it important to measure??
Search the internet for 'New Measurement Train (NMT)'. The top link will be the Network Rail information page, which is very good. I'd post the hyperlink to the web page, but it might be flagged as 'SPAM'
