Diesel v Electric Trains

[Ross1988]

BigS said:

Red Firecracker said:

A build up of ice on the juice rail results in intermittent to no contact and thus power. You then end up with the possible situation of a train stopping dead in section with the none of the shoes being in contact with the third rail.

Which, I presume, is why mainland Europe uses overhead lines?

Most of UK rail is overhead, which i prefer, Working within 3rd rail or 4th rail without isolation is not pleaseant, especially in the rain.

I think 3rd rail is only within Liverpool and some lines in the south.

[Red Firecracker]

Ross1988 said:

I think 3rd rail is only within Liverpool and some lines in the south.

Majority of the South East/South central is third rail.

[Ross1988]

My 'some' is open to interpresation

[andye30m3]

I was stuck on the 7.42 train from crowborough to London Bridge, I took around 3.5-4 hours to get into London because of the broken down electric trains further up the line. Which meant I missed the train I was supposed to to be on up to Newark and two or three after. Another slightly embarrassing day of getting sod all done at work due to snow.

There really wasn't very much snow about and it was very disappointing it was enough to cause a problem on the railway.

Getting home was also fun as Southern rail then seamed to run hardly any service out of London Bridge, no one had a clue what was going on.

Edited by andye30m3 on Friday 15th January 21:43

[Chrisgr31]

andye30m3 said:

I was stuck on the 7.42 train from crowborough to London Bridge, I took around 3.5-4 hours to get into London because of the broken down electric trains further up the line. Which meant I missed the train I was supposed to to be on up to Newark and two or three after. Another slightly embarrassing day of getting sod all done at work due to snow.

There really wasn't very much snow about and it was very disappointing it was enough to cause a problem on the railway.

Getting home was also fun as Southern rail then seamed to run hardly any service out of London Bridge, Know one had a clue what was going on.

Thats the one I was on as well! The good news is that those on some of the East Grinstead line trains took even longer. Oh and the 8.15 out of Crowborough overtook us between East Croydon and London Bridge! It went up the slow line whilst we went up the fast line and it went past us just after Millwall football ground!

I caught the 18:08 or whatever it is out of London Bridge as per normal. Was a bit late in and left a few minutes late, and was only 4 coaches long, but it was on-timeish!