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Post by plasmid on Apr 13, 2010 10:58:39 GMT
my friend christina was stuck on a train for an hour yesterday in the tunnels, whether if she was on the faulty train or not we don't know, but when the train started to move it started smoking heavily.
Any ideas as to what may cause the train to smoke after sitting idle for over an hour?
Also how far are they across the fleet with the £150 million upgrade of the bogies etc?
And is the power upgrade still going to happen in 2011 to enable 33tph as opposed to what we have now which I will number as "not sufficient enough to cope with demand".
EDIt: some trains are noticeably faster than others, is this to do with the refurbishment or are the nearly 20 year old trains just tired?
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Post by d7666 on Apr 13, 2010 17:39:08 GMT
And is the power upgrade still going to happen in 2011 to enable 33tph as opposed to what we have now which I will number as "not sufficient enough to cope with demand". From which *present day* plan are you getting this 33 TPH from i.e. can you cite its name or where it may be found ? -- Nick
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Post by plasmid on Apr 13, 2010 19:36:55 GMT
Someone else mentioned so further down in this section of the forum, probably in a WTT thread. Can't be bothered to flick through, more interested in why the train would smoke and how many trains are left to be have new siemens or refurbed kawasaki bogies installed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2010 12:49:19 GMT
Was it smoke or steam ?
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Post by 21146 on Apr 14, 2010 14:18:39 GMT
If the person was on the train that suffered a main line burst, if could be that the discharge of air disturbed dust in the tunnel. Also, when the train restarted after isolations had taken place, some of the Spring Applied Parking Brakes may have been operated in the car(s) without main line air. Driving the train with brakes applied on some cars could also produce a smell of burning.
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