maico Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) The German SVT-137 DMU prototype was built in1932 and in 1936 recorded a top speed of 205 km/h (127mph) on the Bauart-Leipzig service. A World record at the time. Normal in-service speed was limited to 160 km/h (99 mph). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psUe78J1hjM Edited December 19, 2019 by maico . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Prototype HST Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave47549 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) . Edited October 4, 2021 by Dave47549 Removed pointless guff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Not the best looking loco ever.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 If you like sparks this is the one, 205 mph in 1955... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Is that the edited version? the other version of that film shows the track jiggling about all over the place after the train passed at speed. It was kept very quiet for a long time after the event. They also had to change pantographs on the move as the carbons wore out very quickly at that speed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittenDormer Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 3 hours ago, maico said: Not the best looking loco ever.... And then the hungry caterpillar was no longer hungry, because he ate a signalbox. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 14 hours ago, Dave47549 said: Nope, E3173. Drat, forgot about that one, Did not remember it went that fast! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 16 hours ago, maico said: Not the best looking loco ever.... Nicknamed 'Zebedee' - for obvious reasons ...................................................... boing ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 19/12/2019 at 19:08, maico said: Not the best looking loco ever.... Looks like it’s wearing a gimp mask. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 19/12/2019 at 22:33, roythebus said: They also had to change pantographs on the move as the carbons wore out very quickly at that speed. Is that linked to the tremendous amount of arcing you can see in the film? Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody100 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 You need to use the word officially in the title. I have, as a secondman, been with drivers who have exceeded this speed... ....unofficially... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Woody100 said: You need to use the word officially in the title. I have, as a secondman, been with drivers who have exceeded this speed... ....unofficially... Its surprising how fast most stuff will go especially light engine, the risks are traction motors unwinding and stopping the things , but yes it was done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, russ p said: Its surprising how fast most stuff will go especially light engine, the risks are traction motors unwinding and stopping the things , but yes it was done Quite.. wasnt a class 47 clocked at a cricket score speed near Stafford once ? ive had a lightening ride with a GWR prarie in the mid-high 50’s in 2009, from a standing start. (And it was a legit run on the mainline too).. you can see the first 90 seconds acceleration here... Edited December 22, 2019 by adb968008 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 21/12/2019 at 00:41, adb968008 said: Looks like it’s wearing a gimp mask. What's one of those, you have a great knowledge of strange things 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted December 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2019 That French film shows a lot of coasting with the pans down as well. That OHLE looks a bit fragile to take that sort of abuse, I suppose the pan uplift was increased for the tests, in a hope of keeping some juice following... Andy g 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Here's an animation of the SVT 137 central driving postion. Must of been quite a change for drivers used to steam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMquftdAes4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 19/12/2019 at 19:08, maico said: Not the best looking loco ever.... Any idea where this location is please? Could it be somewhere around Derby? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) You can see the SVT 137 home sheds and complete railway complex in this later 360 degree aerial animation from the same guy. It's stunning... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMquftdAes4&t=316s Edited December 22, 2019 by maico Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: Any idea where this location is please? Could it be somewhere around Derby? The location is described here http://www.traintesting.com/high_speed_testing.htm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 There's an alternative film of the 1950s high speed French tests doing the rounds on youTube or some other film site. It was censored for a number of years because of the damage caused to track and overhead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglian Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 The Gresley A4 – if the magazine article published around the time of the Great Gathering at York is truthful. The article commented on a presentation at York when crews of the A4s spoke of their experiences of running fast to catch up lost time. The official BR documents were produced that showed the timings between signal boxes and the records of the reprimands dished out the the crews responsible. The speeds quoted were quite incredible if the facts presented are true. Can anybody confirm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Hi Folks, I was on the footplate 46229 between Lancaster and Preston at 104mph when it lost its feet and the speedo needle went right around and pushed up against the underside of the needle rest. I would estimate 140ish. I think fair to say that unofficially there was a lot of very fast running in the late 1930's and again in the late 1950's especially with Bulleid's pacifics. In other capers, some years ago I had RHDR No.3 up to 38mph. Naughty boys in charge that day. Gibbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted December 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2019 I remember reading in a general railway book about the French record attempts that as well as the arcing, there was a stream of molten metal particles given off due to the friction/heat - although not sure if it was the pan head or contact wire (or both) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 I had the pleasure of driving one of the last HSTs out of Paddington and decided it would be rude not to give it a good send off so took it up to 129mph. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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