Hi everyone.
So today I was sitting on the 17:59 ex LBG to Horsham. As the 12 coach train was about to leave it literally groaned/whined & died to a silence. The driver then got out & called the control saying the front 377/3 had locked in AC (pantograph up) mode!!!
The front unit ended up being isolated from the second unt & effectively 9 coaches pushing the front 3....guard said the power shoes were locked up on the faulty front unit!!!
I know these units have the future capability for it, but I would've thought the AC mode be isolated while operating on the DC network?
Is it common for units to be run dead/isolated/pushed in a formation if one is dodgy? Or would they normally detach the broken one & run with say...9 coaches in this circumstance?
Thanks
So today I was sitting on the 17:59 ex LBG to Horsham. As the 12 coach train was about to leave it literally groaned/whined & died to a silence. The driver then got out & called the control saying the front 377/3 had locked in AC (pantograph up) mode!!!
The front unit ended up being isolated from the second unt & effectively 9 coaches pushing the front 3....guard said the power shoes were locked up on the faulty front unit!!!
I know these units have the future capability for it, but I would've thought the AC mode be isolated while operating on the DC network?
Is it common for units to be run dead/isolated/pushed in a formation if one is dodgy? Or would they normally detach the broken one & run with say...9 coaches in this circumstance?
Thanks