Leaves on the line: Fact or Friction?

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Mid Hants Railway 'The Watercress Line'

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@bwilesuk Ай бұрын

Who knew!? Leaf paste makes more sense than just leaves. Also love the sheer amount of b-roll you have for everything you happen to mention!

@pwburch1988 Ай бұрын

One of the most incredible experiences on your line was witnessing 506 on illuminations come to a stand prior to Medstead in the up direction, and the footplate crew spending 40 mins easing her up the bank. Likewise on the return from Alton, some superb skill on show. Great video, as always.

@stephenrice4554 Ай бұрын

I was patrolling the length at Farnborough, heading towards Brookwood, a loco with a rake of salmons slid gracefully through the cutting and platform , straight through the red starter finally stopping half in and half out of the platform . The disbelief of the general public is only due to the lack of information shared by BR . That and the public's urge to pour scorn and contumely on anything they don't want to hear .

@jakobrebeki Ай бұрын

When I was working with Adrian C down at Four Marks we spoke of this quite a bit. It was a specialist subject of mine. When I was at Wimbledon I worked each autuam season with the sandite trains. We had several converted to push-pull and 3rd rail capable 2HAP units for both this and 3rd rail deiceing duties. We ran at night so as not to interfere with normal traffic. Thanks for posting....

@phil69881 Ай бұрын

And it's not just leaves.... I have experienced the wrong kind of rain, the wrong kind of snow, and even the wrong kind of heat! We have 2 of the same locomotive (seemingly differing only in colour and detail differences), but they are polar opposites to drive - especially in adverse conditions. To make matters worse they don't have active sanding gear, so we have to stop and hand sand if we get stuck climbing our 1 in 100 (just for clarity, I'm talking about a miniature railway here 😅).

@davidberlanny3308 Ай бұрын

Very well explained, well done. All the best!!

@jbbumpkin Ай бұрын

Some leaves are worse that others too! Ash tree leaves can still have loads of sap left in them and sycamore have a larger surface area which makes them more likely to stick on the railhead.

@kristinajendesen7111 Ай бұрын

When I was training at Salisbury in 1999 the drivers talked about a 'black rail' sometimes in leaf fall. I had never seen one but about a year later I did. Instead of a shiny silver rail in most places between Basingstoke and Salisbury it was completely black where so many leaves had been crushed onto the rails. I lost 40 minutes trying to get going and then stopping safely at each station. No sand then on the units just a 1 shot emergency sand.

@kristinajendesen7111 Ай бұрын

I loved leaf leaf fall though because it really tested your skill. The sound of the WSP, running brake tests to test conditions and basically just braking earlier and being more aware. Before reaching a double yellow I would knock a third of the speed off and single yellow two thirds even if I had to use Step 3 to do so and risk wheel flats.

@JPoulAndersson Ай бұрын

Excellent video thank you Mid-Hants! Rgds from Holland, Joachim

@tetragon2137 Ай бұрын

It's still under investigation at the moment, but the initial indications from Talerddig are that Low Railhead Adhesion was responsible for the collision and subsequent fatality. Leaves on the line really are no joke.

@railwaymad Ай бұрын

Another great video 👍

@michaelmcnally2331 Ай бұрын

Easiest way to explain is 1.). Steam loco would disintegrate leaves 2.). Lightweight moderns units crush the leaves and so oily residue left on track. Oily residue causes trains to slip. Not to mention that in the height of steam days then the trees etc cut back much further.

@paultaroni7201 Ай бұрын

And here I was thinking you had a small army of elves living in the cutting that would scrub the railhead between services. These elves of course, as in all good tales, only work for a fee and if you fail to pay that's when you get wheelslip. So, always remember to close your eyes and bow your head and say thank you to the elves as you go over the Alps!