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That line is actually electrified in all 3 videos, just not with conventional overhead caternary. Southeast England is one of the few places in the world that u
by jcdavis 13y ago
That line is actually electrified in all 3 videos, just not with conventional overhead caternary. Southeast England is one of the few places in the world that uses 3rd rail power outside of mass transit metros. You can clearly see the rail just outside of the running rail in all the videos.
- VBprogrammer 13y agoAh, you got me. Not a true train buff :)
- yangyang 13y agoDoes Essex count as Southeast England? Because the LTS (C2C) line is overhead-electrified. So is HS1.
- petercooper 13y agoMore formally, I think they should have referred to trains that depart from London's southern termini? (Victoria, Waterloo, Cannon St, London Bridge, Charing Cross).
- berkut 13y agoAll of southern England does - South West train services use a third rail as well, at least on most services - some of the ones to Basingstoke are diesel-powered, but definitely Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and Surrey have electric rails.