Class 455 Vossloh Kiepe Traction Motor Sounds

I was heading out when I thought I would record some Class 455 motor sounds. The south western fleet of Class 455s started receiving new traction motors by Vossloh Kiepe (now known as Kiepe Electric UK) in 2016, replacing their old EE507 motors. As of now, all Class 455 units are equipped with these new motors. As much as I still love and miss hearing the EE507 motors, these Vossloh motors are just as enjoyable to listen to. You don't know how much these sounds have grown me overtime. I'll be gutted when South Western Railway replace these fantastic units. This was taken from my Huawei P20 Lite phone.
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Date of video recording: 13th March 2019

[@Ed_Gilbert]

Music to my ears...

[@Keivon123]

beautiful motor

[@Andrewjg_89]

What about the Southern Class 455s. They also thrash when speeding at low speed or at maximum speed.

[@Transportationspotting]

Lovely motor!

[@AnandamoyeeRahman]

Unfortunately they're gone

[@deafyboy86]

@@AnandamoyeeRahmanno they aren’t, these ARE the new motors.

[@AnandamoyeeRahman]

@@deafyboy86 my bad

[@NSE465]

I like these motors

[@MaxsTrainspotting]

Time to record them before they go and atleast a week after lock down ends

[@davidk4926]

Isn’t this just a ac version of the class 317

[@LP_LP_LP_LP]

yes essentially it is

[@wharris302]

Well yes but no. 317s aren't underpowered as shit

[@asolurs]

I don’t like them they don’t suit the 455’s. Did they put them in the 456’s

[@CoastwayWill]

456s are safe, don’t you worry!

[@MaxsTrainspotting]

The 456's are like the old 319's

[@ollie-jkiubn]

All are amazing but there is a thing I hate about SWR Rubbish and disruptions

[@Andrewjg_89]

Max's Trainspotting Class 456 are just like the Class 320, Class 321 and Class 322 to be fair.

[@timtube1663]

Unlike original 455 motors the 456 has chopper control

[@its.jsgino]

They sound very familiar

[@daveb0789]

The motors the motors themselves don’t sound new. But the converters might be the main part that’s changed ?

[@timtube1663]

I think the 'hum' is simply a non-helical gear from traction motor to axle. The very same when these trains had the EE507 motors fitted

[@thattimelord]

Still prefer the EE507 of the southern fleet. Nostalgia for the 2EPB's I never got to experience

[@jonathanharris2658]

The Manchester metrolink tram hiding on london trains!

[@IC-qf7ev]

these motors have dc-ac converters on them they are AC with vf drives on board they are not pwm

[@nooxis2643]

the new 455 motor are asynchronous TSA TME 52-35-4

[@ylchoibus11082]

Similar sound to hong kong east rail line metro cammell

[@rlvedhzl3743]

mlr havent received such update for their entire life of service

[@not_lewis2649]

GOD SAVE THE 455

[@kinocchio]

Where’s the door? 😂

[@Yawwie]

Dunno. I suppose it was removed or something. But hey, got some more thrash at least!

[@MaxsTrainspotting]

In a few swr 455s it's like that when I went to Twickenham once I saw a carriage with no door

[@grlcuteretreivers7059]

@@Yawwie Yawwie I loved when you said end of those bloody bus things 😂

[@ag6371]

The new motors are still DC motors