Name the location

[Metroland]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=b7e7CyxUc9U&feature=related

 

[Pumbaa]

It's a Class 334 travelling from Glasgow to Ayr passing through Lochwinnoch.

 

[me123]

Would have been better if it didn't tell you the answer in the comments

 

[Pumbaa]

 

[Metroland]

yep, the whole idea is not to look at them lol

 

[Broken Viking]

Aye, true...But there are some real gems in those comments sections that just cannot be ignored! Take this conversation for example (Taken from the above link)

what does that little ding mean?

If it pings it means the next signal is showing a green, If it chimes but needs the driver to press the plunger to cancel the warning then the next signal is either showing a caution, or a Red, alerting the driver to start slowing down.

no if it pings it means the tea's ready

I'm sorry...But that's the funniest description I've ever heard for an AWS bell!

By the by...How can that be considered "at speed"? I know that the train's speedometer isn't visible in that video, but it didn't look any faster than 30mph to me... :roll:ad:

 

[rail-britain]

By the by...How can that be considered "at speed"? I know that the train's speedometer isn't visible in that video, but it didn't look any faster than 30mph to me...

The ayrline is moderately faster than many other routes in the UK, between Shields and Kilwinning the line speed is typically 90mph
Shortly after electrificaton was completed and when the Class 156s were new I was on one of the first Stranraer - Glasgow services, which was a pair of Class 156s
It departed Girvan 40 minutes late and by Kilwinning was only 25 minutes late, although the driver overshot the platform by one entire coach length, narrowly missing passing over the signal at green
The driver then managed to attain 90mph all the way between Glengarnock and Paisley and again just before Shields Road, with arrival in to Glasgow just 10 minutes late

 

[me123]

90mph on a 156? You sure about that?

 

[Spaceflower]

Looks at least 70mph to me, if not faster!

 

[rail-britain]

90mph on a 156? You sure about that?

Oh yes, the ride was like a bucking bronco!
Drivers were well known for exploiting this when the units were new, as a result they had 80mph restrictors put on them once the Class 158s were delivered (one of the reasons why Class 156s were used before the 158s were fully introduced)

 

[me123]

Hellfire

 

[mbonwick]

Would have been better if it didn't tell you the answer in the comments

In ehich case, embedd the next entry