What is this on Class 314/315

[Breadface]

Anyone know what this is? and what is coming out of it, i'm really interested.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

If that's the pantograph vehicle, it'll most likely be an exhaust for the ventilation of the electricals - hence the dust being deposited on the bodyside.

 

[20atthemagnet]

Anyone know what this is? and what is coming out of it, i'm really interested.


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Its to aid drainage of the pantograph well on the roof. When it rains heavily you'll notice water running down the side of the train through that outlet either side. Its usually sooty as it drags all the crap down from the pantograph well with the water and then dries on the side. Nightmare to remove. Our train washers cant even nearly penetrate it, usually needs handbashing to remove.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

D'oh! Of course! I forgot there was an effective swimming pool on the roof...

 

[Breadface]

Thanks for this!

 

[Domh245]

What's the arrangement on latter trains for the pantograph drains? I can't think of any other units with such obvious drains on the side of vehicles, do they just slope it off towards the vehicle end, or is there a neater integrated drain tube?

 

[Logan Carroll]

Is that a bit of the paint peeling off on the black border to reveal the units former strathclyde orange livery?

 

[Geeves]

Its a warning line to stay below unless you potentially want 25KV through your body.

 

[Logan Carroll]

Its a warning line to stay below unless you potentially want 25KV through your body.

below that on the black and gold border at the bottom

 

[Geeves]

Oh yeah hadn't seen that, maybe!

 

[Richard Scott]

Its a warning line to stay below unless you potentially want 25KV through your body.

Sorry to be pedantic but it's 25kV across your body, it's the current that flows through.

 

[skyhigh]

What's the arrangement on latter trains for the pantograph drains? I can't think of any other units with such obvious drains on the side of vehicles, do they just slope it off towards the vehicle end, or is there a neater integrated drain tube?

333s definitely have the drain at the vehicle end, 90% sure 331s are a similar arrangement.

 

[AM9]

Sorry to be pedantic but it's 25kV across your body, it's the current that flows through.

Unless you are very insular.

 

[221101 Voyager]

What's the arrangement on latter trains for the pantograph drains? I can't think of any other units with such obvious drains on the side of vehicles, do they just slope it off towards the vehicle end, or is there a neater integrated drain tube?

Here on my photo of a 350 pantograph you can see a small hole in between the windows under the pantograph where water comes out.

A rare sight! The broken one (350253) at Wolverton | 19th September 2020

350253 & 350376 were running 2N55 1024 London Euston to Northampton. This service ran on time from Euston to Leighton Buzzard, but at Leighton Buzzard there was an object on the overhead wires and thats when the train became late, once the item was removed the train continued 26 minutes late...

flic.kr

 

[aleggatta]

What's the arrangement on latter trains for the pantograph drains? I can't think of any other units with such obvious drains on the side of vehicles, do they just slope it off towards the vehicle end, or is there a neater integrated drain tube?

Electrostars have internal drainage that runs through the body end cupboards and straight out the bottom of the coach. A much smarter solution in my opinion!