Nicolas , I am 70 years of age and still think of myself as a kid at heart. To get your message in these trying times was extremely well received, take care of your son and yourself. Best wishes
I left Auckland in 2007. I used to train from Panmure to the CBD for work, twice daily, Monday to Friday. Public transport has certainly come a long way since I left. I'm coming home in August 2019 for 1 week so I'm really looking forward to travel on the buses and trains once again. May take a trip to the shore via ferry. Lived in Bassett Road Remuera/Newmarket for 2 years. Loved watching the trains from my lounge, rolling in and out of Newmarket. My grandchildren loved watching them too, especially the steam engine and the puffs of smoke rising up when the engine disappeared among the tall buildings. At night, it was really special to see the white smoke rising among the unlit buildings. Loved listening to the chugging sounds of the wheels too. I could hear the chugging sound before the engine came into view. Currently working for Victoria's largest tram network so Public Transport is of the greatest interest to me and I have the greatest respect for all public transport staff :)
Nice video! It's great to see such modern trains in Auckland now, built back here in Spain by the way ;) Public transport seems to have advanced leaps and bounds in the last 15 years, though there's probably still more that could be done. Wheelchair access seems pretty good though, better than in the UK actually by the looks of things! Greetings from Madrid, Spain!
Thanks for your comments , there has been a greater realisation that putting funds into public transport is essential. Best wishes to you and everyone in your wonderful country. Take care
Yes nice video! How's this for an idea? Papakura -> Britomart via Newmarket and water front, and Britomart -> Wiatakere, and of course return, that is Driver's cab view (AKA Dashcam for trains)? As other cities do so as well like Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Perth, Germany, France, Spain Italy, India just to name a few! Except Brisbane as yet...
3:35 This station has been closed until early 2021 for an upgrade. 5:45 I don't know why, but for some reason there's a permanent break in the power supply here. There's a similar break on the Eastern Line between Orakei and Britomart as well.
The areas you refer to are the two “neutral sections”. Power is fed into the overhead at two places; Southdown and Penrose. The Southdown feeder does the line to Papakura, the Manukau branch and the Eastern line to the other neutral zone. The Penrose feeder does the Onehunga branch, out west and Britomart. Under normal circumstances, the two sections never talk to each other. They are kept isolated from each other, hence the neutral sections. When required, they can run the whole system off one power supply. Not sure if this has ever happened. So, when you go through a NS, you will hear the air conditioning shut down and the train loses traction. The loud “clunk” you hear from the roof of the AMP car is the vacuum circuit breaker (or VCB) opening just before the NS then closing again after you go through. AC and traction comes back on. So basically the train partially shuts down and you drift through the neutral section. If you dragged current through the neutral section, the bang is a big one. With the ETCS system in board, the train knows exactly where it is so all this shutting down and restarting is done automatically. If ETCS is isolated, the VCB must be manually opened by the driver. This is the reasons for the black and white circular signs beside the line to tell the driver when to do this. The only problem with the neutral zones is that if you are really unlucky, you can stop with your pantograph in or just short of the NS. This is a particular problem with the Penrose NS, because it is on a hill. When this happens, you must change ends, get authority from Train Control to set back, run back down the hill to Westfield Junction and have another go. This has happened more than once. Apparently the NS had to go in that location, although it is far from an ideal location so far as us drivers are concerned. A few unlucky drivers have got stuck in the Orakei NS. The only way you get out of this one is to get towed out by another unit, because it is flat and you cannot roll out like you can at Penrose.
@@jackgibbons6013 Yes. In theory you could do that. It was done just last week when a six car unit had to raise and lower pantographs to get around a large piece of plastic which had blown onto the overhead.
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We watch this with my 2yr old, he loves it! Over and over again! Thanks for uploading this.
Nicolas , I am 70 years of age and still think of myself as a kid at heart. To get your message in these trying times was extremely well received, take care of your son and yourself. Best wishes
traindude1949 and the weirdest thing: I put him other videos of trains but he loves only this one! “Train, Train” “More, More”
@@nicomank6368 lovely
Auckland is well served with a good rail network!! Trains have been a favorite of mine since I was very young and still are at age 80.😀
I left Auckland in 2007. I used to train from Panmure to the CBD for work, twice daily, Monday to Friday. Public transport has certainly come a long way since I left. I'm coming home in August 2019 for 1 week so I'm really looking forward to travel on the buses and trains once again. May take a trip to the shore via ferry. Lived in Bassett Road Remuera/Newmarket for 2 years. Loved watching the trains from my lounge, rolling in and out of Newmarket. My grandchildren loved watching them too, especially the steam engine and the puffs of smoke rising up when the engine disappeared among the tall buildings. At night, it was really special to see the white smoke rising among the unlit buildings. Loved listening to the chugging sounds of the wheels too. I could hear the chugging sound before the engine came into view. Currently working for Victoria's largest tram network so Public Transport is of the greatest interest to me and I have the greatest respect for all public transport staff :)
i understand, it has changed a very big amount.
How was your trip?
Looking forward to seeing the electrification of the line between Papakura and Pukekohe
Nice video! It's great to see such modern trains in Auckland now, built back here in Spain by the way ;) Public transport seems to have advanced leaps and bounds in the last 15 years, though there's probably still more that could be done. Wheelchair access seems pretty good though, better than in the UK actually by the looks of things! Greetings from Madrid, Spain!
Thanks for your comments , there has been a greater realisation that putting funds into public transport is essential. Best wishes to you and everyone in your wonderful country. Take care
We thank Spain for their hardwork
Yes nice video! How's this for an idea? Papakura -> Britomart via Newmarket and water front, and Britomart -> Wiatakere, and of course return, that is Driver's cab view (AKA Dashcam for trains)?
As other cities do so as well like Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Perth, Germany, France, Spain Italy, India just to name a few! Except Brisbane as yet...
NZ's passenger trains are pretty unique in their designs
Very unique it's brand new
3:35 This station has been closed until early 2021 for an upgrade.
5:45 I don't know why, but for some reason there's a permanent break in the power supply here. There's a similar break on the Eastern Line between Orakei and Britomart as well.
The areas you refer to are the two “neutral sections”. Power is fed into the overhead at two places; Southdown and Penrose. The Southdown feeder does the line to Papakura, the Manukau branch and the Eastern line to the other neutral zone. The Penrose feeder does the Onehunga branch, out west and Britomart.
Under normal circumstances, the two sections never talk to each other. They are kept isolated from each other, hence the neutral sections. When required, they can run the whole system off one power supply. Not sure if this has ever happened.
So, when you go through a NS, you will hear the air conditioning shut down and the train loses traction. The loud “clunk” you hear from the roof of the AMP car is the vacuum circuit breaker (or VCB) opening just before the NS then closing again after you go through. AC and traction comes back on. So basically the train partially shuts down and you drift through the neutral section. If you dragged current through the neutral section, the bang is a big one. With the ETCS system in board, the train knows exactly where it is so all this shutting down and restarting is done automatically. If ETCS is isolated, the VCB must be manually opened by the driver. This is the reasons for the black and white circular signs beside the line to tell the driver when to do this.
The only problem with the neutral zones is that if you are really unlucky, you can stop with your pantograph in or just short of the NS. This is a particular problem with the Penrose NS, because it is on a hill. When this happens, you must change ends, get authority from Train Control to set back, run back down the hill to Westfield Junction and have another go. This has happened more than once. Apparently the NS had to go in that location, although it is far from an ideal location so far as us drivers are concerned. A few unlucky drivers have got stuck in the Orakei NS. The only way you get out of this one is to get towed out by another unit, because it is flat and you cannot roll out like you can at Penrose.
@@bigkiwimike Interesting. If you’re in a 6 car train one of them would have power so one could tow you out? Or is that not done for other reasons?
@@jackgibbons6013 Yes. In theory you could do that. It was done just last week when a six car unit had to raise and lower pantographs to get around a large piece of plastic which had blown onto the overhead.
"To open the door, press the green button when lit."
Hahaha this looks like it was filmed in lockdown, but its just NZ. So quiet there, aren't you lucky.
we are now arriving at papakura. this is the last station for this service. please take your belongings with you
4:48 is that sound if you what listen to it 😱
Hello New Zealand
good tiran
Still a long way to go. Currently lags behind other countries
It is not Auckland rail. It is the AT Metro Southern Line (there is also the Onehunga Line, the Western Line and the Eastern line)
That sound is not normal