I was informed it was a WMR unit.
It wasn’t. 1O04 0511 Manchester to Bournemouth.
Oh such fun. XC staff said it was a WMR service.
Please tell me the unit was named "Alfred the Great"
No - I often have burning smells from the brakes but I've never had actual dragging brakes.
It was reported as smoke coming from an engine by passing train as it came through Soho. Whether there was a full flaming fire I don't know, but certainly enough for driver and station manager to request fire brigade attendance
Thank you for the info. I'd just read on Tyrrell that the Fire Brigade had reported no evidence of an actual fire but suspected an engine fault. I wonder if anyone onboard the train involved knew about the issue or whether the train itself detected any issues before the other train reported the excessive smoke.
Not sure, but my colleague who was at the station said it was pouring white and black smoke as it entered the station which engulfed their 350's HVAC which then filled said train with smoke so I'd presume it was quite a sight, rather than bragging brake/ overheating engine type event.
I was suprised to see that this service made it to Southampton 72 minutes late. However I then notices a unit swap to 220017 at New Street!
Yes that certainly sounds very concerning!
We once tried to get a Voyager between Stafford and Bristol; there was lots of smoke visible from beneath one car as it arrived in Stafford, then we were evacuated at Wolves.
When an engine is shut down, there's no dynamic brake, just friction brakes, that's what you can smell brakespads on the discs.
That isolates the dynamic brake.
Maybe burning oil?
Ha - good luck with that, particularly whilst they are with XC!
(Speculation) Engine turbocharger failure possibly?
if they are not under the wires then it is only that track or platform (and the adjacent line) which is blocked. If the area is wired then the whole lot loses power - and if the wires get frazzled then it is a lot worse for much longer...
It is a daily occurence, not affected by any of my engines being shut down.
I remember being on a Virgin 221 several years ago between Lockerbie and Carstairs which kept having issues with it's tilting system/TASS. It made an intervention which brought us to a very hard stop where line speed was probably 125mph and I remember the brakes smelling afterwards.
