Trains at Westenhanger, HS1 & SEML - 15/03/18 

By Westenhanger station, Eurostar trains have to drop and raise the pantograph as a reset procedure before entering the Channel Tunnel because of the sheer height of the overhead wires in the tunnel.

@@CHOO-CHOOPlane thanks for the reply, super train the 373, Shame that Eurostar have scaled back on them to replace them with the valeros. Excellent video!

yesss exactly a second later it goes up again a shame we can't see it clearly

How will they get their power then if there is no raised pantograph?

They just coast until the pantograph raises again

Because the 374 goes to different countries (France, Uk, Belgium, Netherlands) it needs different voltage so different pantographs lift up

The 373 has multiple pantographs too they’re just all on the power cars so it’s less obvious

@Sicilian Gecko But aren't the new Eurostar trains overhead wires only ? Wasn't that one of the issues with the weight of the kit etc on the 373?

Kekeli A it depends on witch direction the Eurostar is going

@@kianthetrainspotter7777 The Eurostars are changing from HS1 setup to Channel tunnel setup. There's a different's in height between the two wires due to the Eurotunnel trains.