Class 455 Faults And Failures

[@DoRC]

man id have a hard time just grabbing that bare fuse without checking it with a meter or something first.

[@tech4pros1]

you paddle up the contact shoes before you change the fuse. if that fuse blows, the cause will likely be obvious as you won't blow a fuse like that without the magic smoke coming out of something.

[@harrisongrant8558]

While it's certainly good that you are cautious with electricity, there's a reason why the paddling-up procedure is so tedious; they want the driver to be 200% certain that the power is off before they touch any part of the train's power circuit.

[@aldo4319]

We were advised to give the shoe fuse a quick brush with the forefinger, so if it was still live it would throw us away rather than seize the hand up while wrapped round the fuse, in later years we were told to get an isolation

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

Takes me back to our old '51/'57 '63 stock at my depot. Happy days. Nice and simple, though ours were Westinghouse with EP superimposed rather than Westcode. Those fuse holders in the motor coach are just like ours were, except that all of ours on the CIGS and VEPS, CEPS, etc had the "EE" English Electric emblem cast into them. I was told those equipment cupboards in the saloons were real fun on a packed train ! At least ours were all in the DT cars, Motor Coaches, or Buffet Car where provided, so easier to get at. A good knowledgeable guard made all the difference too. Glad I'm retired LOL.

[@PottersVideos2]

Rest In Peace River Huntingdon.

[@CosgroveNotts]

Omg I'd be knackered climbing in and out of the cab

[@alicanharryreilly8353]

Class 455 will be operating on it's Last Day tomorrow on Southern Railways

[@frazermountford]

I wonder if a driver would still be expected nowadays to go all through this stress and health and safety nightmare or whether its just smarter to withdraw the train out service call the engineers and get the driver on another tasking.

[@PottersVideos2]

The likelihood is that the driver would patch the issue until the next staffed station, then detrain passengers there, and run ECS (Empty Coaching Stock) to a suitable location e.g. a siding or depot, where the engineers could then take a look at the train in safety.

[@frazermountford]

@@PottersVideos2 I guess if they are in the middle of knowhere there is not much option

[@lewiss626]

Basically, now you ring maintenance who will come up with a temporary fix to allow you to get the train to the next station then it will be taken out of service.

[@dusktilldawny666]

A commercial aircraft pilot would not only not be able to do all that, but not be expected to either, not without a comprehensive quick access checklist. It looks like the poor driver in the video is expected to not only be the driver, but also the engineer and fitter... Oh well, they get paid enough...

[@chrishines6048]

I remember getting a train back in 2021 and just as the train was ready to depart the external door to the carriage I was on didn't shut and it happened on the single line so the south bound trains and the north bound trains want to use the single line couldn't go anywhere and the guard spent about half an hour to sort the door out to the point where the train was really late and at the next station the door in question worked as it should

[@dylancotton2061]

Much easier to fix faults then the class 180.

[@maxwellwynne-shepherd7852]

-_-

[@TheArkamedBat]

@@lordatkinson2046 How to fix all faults with Adelante:replace them with HSTs

[@dglcomputers1498]

Or SWR/SWT's own Junipers, imagine the length of video for "faults and failures" needed when they were first introduced. Admited;y the Desiro's were not that reliable when first introduced, much to the bewilderment of Siemens, but they quickly bedded in and have been model units ever since. Being the quality manufacturer that they are Siemens even got data from Railtrack regarding the quality of the 750V supply (the supply quality being not that great, nice smooth DC it isn't!) and emulated that at their test track.

[@Househead1200]

All that dropping onto the ballast worries me, the third rail never far away.

[@ukraineball953]

It’s why your ment to ask the signaller to isolate the current..

[@jlewis997]

Video is quite old now. You can see what was at the time a brand new 458

[@BritishAPT]

Made in 2000, you can see the copyright date at the end of the video.

[@jlewis997]

@@BritishAPT didn't see the date. The 458s had a heavy delay before they got put into public service with technical problems

[@williamhuang8309]

Also the 455s still had gangways

[@158alfie]

@@williamhuang8309 the cab gangways were only taken away on the southern 455s, SWR still have the cab gangways

[@alicanharryreilly8353]

These trains are due to be replaced by the Class 701 Aventura in the future

[@bigcahoonaburger8550]

How many drivers got nearly “illuminated”. Lapse in communication followed by a light bulb moment! Shocking really 😂.

[@lrjtherailwayguy]

8:43 chessington south

[@TANGARASandOSCARS]

24:00 so that's why sometimes it takes 15 minutes to open the doors.

[@ethancampbell6076]

24:00

[@ollie-jkiubn]

Like on the class 707 lol

[@andyallthings]

man that procedure is complicated I wood be worried about the prospect of electrocution

[@TANGARASandOSCARS]

13:00 Who makes sure the spare fuse is replaced?

[@ethancampbell6076]

13:00

[@PottersVideos2]

The depot staff I guess.

[@codysayle]

When drivers prep a unit from berth, it will be part of the prep to check that all of these things are in place

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

Bruh, there like 10 different issues resolved with doors here. I guess they knew the 455’s doors would be mechanically failures. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lrjtherailwayguy]

Imagine if this happend and a driver actually watched and used this for help

[@TheRealDorran]

2:51 glitch

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video. ☺️ I just subscribed to ur KZbin channel. ☺️

[@operatormook1623]

We are all train staff here right

[@powernetworker6526]

Just a fan of trains, I like these instructional videos, the editing is very reminiscent of the era it was filmed in. there is a lot to take in and remember for when something like a train failure does happen, if that even happens at all in a drivers carrier 🤔

T & RS Technician Classes 156, 158, HST (43 & coaches) class 442 & various locomotive classes & OTMs

[@PottersVideos2]

Not me.

[@restojon1]

Not me, I'm just a petrolhead engineer anorak who cannot resist a KZbin rabbit hole. This is my second fault finding video of the day, I did the Class 180 before this. I'm invested now, I can't stop watching them

[@pigeonette]

Yes. :)

[@CosgroveNotts]

Men and rings. Is it a southern thing?

[@tomthebusman1797]

13:00

[@Richardsrailway]

Wimbledon park traincare depot

[@tomthebusman1797]

24:00

[@MrTrainGuy111]

So The 455s Have Their Own Problems

[@user-do2rj4sf8j]

Its all pink and ugly inside.

[@user-do2rj4sf8j]

@@CaptainJackSparrowisreal did you actually

[@moocow4654]

@@user-do2rj4sf8j they were introduced in the 80s, so no, they didn't make them.

[@CaptainJackSparrowisreal]

Huh did I what

[@TheArkamedBat]

PEP

[@wharris302]

Not a PEP

[@williamhuang8309]

@@wharris302 the 455/7 or 5700 series have a coach stolen from a PEP train but yeah it's part of the mk3 series

[@operatormook1623]

Hate southwest trains prefer first great western hsts

[@TheArkamedBat]

I prefer Scotrail Class 170 I HATE Class 180 Adelante

[@wharris302]

What a dumb comparison, HSTs are the most unsafe things ever put on wheels, whilst 455s are the slowest land vehicles in existence

[@TheRedFloofball_Foxy]

@@wharris302 what? so you're telling me a cement mixer falling off a bridge onto a class 455 getting multiple people injured is safer than a HST?

[@TheRedFloofball_Foxy]

the HST goes over 100 and the class 455 goes about 75