Frosty Morning Trains at Milton Keynes Central, WCML + Extreme Pantograph Arching!! 06/01/22
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Well first of all let me say happy new year to you all. I’m back with my first video of a 2022 and sparks were certainly flying!
A bitterly cold, crisp winters morning at Milton Keynes central station. With temperatures of -4 degrees & clear skies meant one of the thickest frosts of the winter season so far. I thought it would be an interesting idea to head down and catch the epic arching display that is created when ice & frost forms on the overhead wires. The more power the train is drawing from the overhead wires, the more arching is created. So you’ll notice some doing it more than others, depending how much power is being applied. It certainly turns a few heads, both the sound & the epic cascading sparks. It is however, quite normal in the early morning after a sharp frost but it doesn’t last long once train services start to pick up & the wires get cleared of the frost. Plus you’ve got to be up pretty early & the weather conditions need to be just right for it. So I got to the station for just after 6am and stayed until 8. The entire time the temperature stayed at -4.
Worth noting is you can see gaps in the arching as the trains go under the bridges or between the sheltered parts of the platforms where the wires are slightly less exposed.
Also worth mentioning is the amended timetable in place at the time of filming. The fast lines via Weedon which avoid Northampton are closed for essential engineering works for 10 days. Meaning an amended timetable in place while all trains divert via Northampton, adding approximately 20 minutes to the journey times of services north of Northampton.
All service information, times & headcodes have been added on screen for each train in the video.
INCLUDES:
Avanti West Coast Pendolinos, London North Western 350’s, DRS class 88, Freightliner class 90’s, Freightliner class 66 and of course the Caledonian Sleeper lead by a class 92!
Certainly spectacular to see & quite an eye opening reminder of just how much power is in those overhead wires. A force not to be reckoned with.
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Gosh those pantos look like sparklers on fireworks night lol
A lot of people like the banging fireworks.
A lot of weather fans like nature's fireworks, lightning for example.
But us train fans think that frosty pantograph fireworks in the winter are the best.
Arcing is fascinating to watch, and the noise during arcing is captivating at times.
What an extraordinary sight! You can tell the trains are drawing some current as they accelerate up to speed, but need relatively little once there.
Certainly fun to watch but probably not great for the contact strips!.... I wonder how long they last in such conditions? Probably just as well the Pendos have a second pantograph if needed!
Maybe all pantographs are brrrrrrrr freezing cold 🥶
Coming out of Edinburgh up to cobbinshaw with sleepers with ac loco on one night with fallen snow and frost was spectacular with the pan arcing and reflecting off the snow so much it dazzled you.
I have watched many videos like this, but have never noticed such conspicuous arcing before. Amazing.
Excellent video. Was awesome seeing the sparking pantographs. :)
Yo those pantos spark like hellfire
I've never seen that before! How fascinating to watch 🤩🤩 thank you for this
Beautiful!
Amazed it hasn't welded itself!!
Excellent railway video as always.
'The early Lark..catches the Spark!'
Lovely Jubbly, great video really interesting to watch.
Great sparks
👍👍👍
Great video, good luck in 2022🤙🤙🤙
Five star coverage
Look at this the pantograph is flashing sparks
nice pantograph arching that
Nice Pantograph arcing.
Those pantograph contact strips must wear out a bit on those frosty days. Nice green copper arcs on the catenary wires.
-4 degrees wow
2nd Avanti WC train is a prime example of exactly why people should stay behind the yellow line.😬
Looking more closely at one of the Avanti WC Manchester to Euston trains it was clear that when the train & its pantograph went under a bridge that the pyrotechnic display stopped therefore this tells us unequivocally that the cause is definitely weather related.
Yes it is most definitely weather related. It is caused by frost on the wires that does it. On this morning it was a bitterly cold -4 degrees. Also along the platform of the up fast (platform 4) the wires are more sheltered by the platform cover in the centre of the platform, so the wires are marginally less exposed. So therefore less arching through that section compared to outside it. But yes, to confirm it’s definitely weather related. It only happens in the early mornings after a sharp frost.
I’m surprised they didn’t blow up the trains with 25,000v running thru the pantograph.
Why would they blow up? That’s what they’re designed for 😄 I think it’s quite easy for people to forget just how much power is in the wires until they see the visuals like this.
What ? It’s what they are for.
@@TrainPlaneHub I live next to a level crossing I know how much leccy the cables run at.
They wouldn't blow up, but it is quite surprising the contact strips on the pantograph dont melt or get cut in half when you consider they will have travelled hundreds of miles like that! Obviously they are stonger than they look!
Is that arching normal and is it safe?
It’s normal in sub zero temperatures when there is frost on the wires.
Brilliant video, is it the cold and frost that causes the pantographs to arch more?
Frost & ice yeah. The temperatures have to the really low & conditions just right for it. It doesn’t last long once trains start to pick up
@@TrainPlaneHub Also, will the pantographs will damage itself?
@@romw9121 not likely, they're built to withstand extreme forces from the speed of the train, and also the friction from the wires. Plus they have a relatively large surface area so it would have to be in very extreme cases for the pantograph to get damaged severely. Look up what happens to pantographs though when they do get damaged, it's a pretty spectacular outcome
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