Washington D.C. Metro: Kawasaki 7000 Series "No Passengers" Test Train
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- čas přidán 8. 11. 2021
- Metro began submitting testing plans for these railcars despite all of them being removed from service for a safety investigation following the Blue Line derailment back in October. Whilst Metro has been running only legacy 2000/3000, and some 6000 series trains, the two clips in this video show the Kawasaki 7000 series trains that Metro was test running as a "No Passenger Test Train". These were one of the trains that were undergoing trial runs up and down the Green/Yellow Lines without passengers for a period of a few weeks to gather testing results. After that, Metro moved onto the next step, which was determining new inspection intervals. The trains that were in the testing phase included simulations such as using weights in the carriages, which depicted a train of actual passengers.
Also, those lights you see at the bottom of the train on the last car just below the coupler are most probably for testing crews to constantly monitor the axles and whether or not they would slip out of position. In addition to that, exclusive to the 7000 series cars are cameras within the wheel trucks according to what a Metro official told me.
In mid December, some trains returned to revenue service, but however, a few days later, Metro paused on the gradual introduction of these trains, so as a result, they were out of service for further inspections.
As of June 2022, 64 cars (equivalent to 8 sets) have returned to service specifically on the Green/Yellow lines only.
The following stations were filmed in the clips:
1. Mt. Vernon Square/7th Street Convention Center towards Greenbelt.
2. College Park - University of Maryland towards downtown.
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Filmed November 9, 2021
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Nice video! I've been on the 7000 series before when they were brand new, smelled just like the new car smell!
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It was in the news in Japan that there was a problem with a Kawasaki Heavy Industries vehicle.
I remember being surprised by this news, as Kawasaki is a company that produces well.
These particular trains derailed last month in October, so Metro has taken them out of service for the time being for investigations. As I know, it was issues with the wheel placement that had been in effect since 2017. Other than that, they have been the most reliable car series in the Metro fleet to date.
@@SuperWorldRailFanProductions So it's a matter of wheel placement.
The force on the track may be a little different from that of Japanese railroads.
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@@tachunel As far as I know, it has nothing to do with the force of the track (although yes, the track width or gauge is wider than the typical track gauge in Japan, which is 1,067mm), but rather with the fact that some defects were found in the wheel assembly, which were axles being out of alignment, and brake parts having fallen off, as found during inspections. And of course!
Great they kinda have a new propulsion
They were in service since 2015. Part of the difference in propulsion sound is the track noise. These railcars had this same propulsion ever since they were delivered.
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I caught one at the L'Enfant Plaza (OR) (BL) (SV) platform.
So I guess Metro is testing them there too? Next time, I'd definitely lookout for one!