Stalled Freight On The Lickey [16/01]

[O L Leigh]

Leaving the taps wide open when things are slippy is not the best way of getting a train up the hill. If the WSP keeps kicking in and cutting the power you tend to lose momentum. You are also spending less time applying power to the rail because the train isn't pulling when the power cuts, then starts to pull again until the limit of adhesion is exceeded and the wheels start to spin. It's better to try and put less power to the rail in the hope you don't spin up so that you get a constant pull.

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[class 313]

If this is on about the 37 thing, a mate told me that the tour was held at Salford for 30 minutes as the driver requested for a green to give him a head start to get to the top but come Manchester Victoria he had to stop for a red peg where he was held while NR decided whether to let him go or not,

And that took about an hour or so at Viccy. What a performance