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Title: Burning smell pulling into Reading Post by: scoop on June 18, 2009, 13:16:53 Quite often on my journey from Bristol to Paddington, the carriage will fill with an acrid burning smell just outside of Reading. Sometimes, it happens just outside of Paddington.
This happens on maybe 1-in-5 journeys. Does anyone know what this smell is? Title: Re: Burning smell pulling into Reading Post by: Anthony W on June 18, 2009, 13:34:47 I think I know the smell you mean, I think it's the brakes !
Cheers Anthony Title: Re: Burning smell pulling into Reading Post by: Tim on June 18, 2009, 14:27:25 One of the design faults of the HST was that the intakes for the air conditioning are near the breaks.
BR modifie dteh design to correct this fault, almost, but not completely, sucessfully Title: Re: Burning smell pulling into Reading Post by: super tm on June 18, 2009, 17:19:42 If the driver puts the brake into step 1 (least brake force) for about 20 seconds then the vents will close to stop the brake smell coming into the train.
If she/he decides to brake more quickly then the system does not have time to close the vents and the smell will come into the train. Hence you get the smell sometimes but not all the time. Title: Re: Burning smell pulling into Reading Post by: The SprinterMeister on June 21, 2009, 22:25:57 One of the design faults of the HST was that the intakes for the air conditioning are near the brakes. BR modified the design to correct this fault, almost, but not completely, sucessfully. Thought they used Brake pads of different composition to cure that problem these days? That said slowing 410 tons down from 125mph rapidly is going to create a load of heat in a short space of time, probably why the smell is most prominent at the Reading stop. Title: Re: Burning smell pulling into Reading Post by: 12hoursunday on July 02, 2009, 12:23:57 If the driver puts the brake into step 1 (least brake force) for about 20 seconds then the vents will close to stop the brake smell coming into the train. If she/he decides to brake more quickly then the system does not have time to close the vents and the smell will come into the train. Hence you get the smell sometimes but not all the time. 5 to 10 seconds is enough but sometimes as in the approach to Reading after Tilehurst a driver may 'get hold of the brake' if the signal is showing a double yellow! Title: Re: Burning smell pulling into Reading Post by: eightf48544 on July 02, 2009, 16:56:27 Does the up Main siganl at the end of Tilehurst platform still flash if platform 5 road is clear.
Used love coming into Reading from the West 125 at Tilehurst 50 at platform end then stop all in one continous smooth steady deceleration. Magic! This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |