[1080p] [60fps] A Compilation of TransLink Trolleybus Dewirements!

Hello, and welcome back to the channel!
Had a rather strange early morning trip to downtown today to check up on the Lost and Found, and came across this incident at Granville and Georgia. Trolley dewirements are generally hard to capture on camera; to get that many in one video is exceptional.
Despite this, however, these trolleybuses are still somewhat proven when in the context of electric buses. This is bound to cause some debate in the comments section, so please keep discussion civil.
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[@aleks9677]

Here it seems your Busses have batteries in case of de-virement. In Switzerland, better said, in St.Gallen the Trolleybuses have a Disesl Motor to keep Them running. They Got new ones with batteries which can also go trough entire neighbourhoods because we dont have power lines everywhere. Still cool to see 👍😁

[@kavelab699]

All trolleybuses in Bern have a battery pack on the roof, and they drive without connection to the overhead wires about 40% of the time.

[@edy21865]

There must have been some issue with the wires itself then if different buses were all dewiring at the same spot.

[@SumiTheTransitFan]

I saw a dewirement on 41st and Fraser before.

[@mariachrzski18]

Translink should maybe order some XT40s and 60s if they can, those current trolleybuses are getting a bit old.

[@colonelcampbellsoup6318]

Transit agencies typically order XTs at the same time, likely due to the lack of demand this lineup has over all other buses. SF and Seattle have already gone through the bulk of their purchasing waves. I would imagine translink would have to jump through hoops now if they want new flyer to dish out a line of trolleybuses.

[@michaelspringer5489]

Trolleys have batteries, which can be used for short term use.

[@dangelohartley5977]

For how long?

[@michaelspringer5489]

@@dangelohartley5977 depends. On level roads maybe three to four minutes. Going uphill probably less than a minute. Also depending on bus size. Probably less on 60 foot trolley.

[@dangelohartley5977]

@@michaelspringer5489 That's not a lot of time for a bus to travel off of a wire

[@michaelspringer5489]

@@dangelohartley5977 no it's not. Also you need air for the brakes. Running on batteries will not run the air compressor. So another condition for short term use

[@chevrolet1319]

@@michaelspringer5489 we have GILLIG BRTPlus Trolleybuses. they can go 25 miles off wire. Furthest Distance in the US and can do so traveling at speeds of 50 mph. They're in Dayton, Ohio btw.

[@moskva_channel]

I think, that all american and canadian cities, where tracklesses were closed, must return this kind of transport. It's best type of public transport ever, and trolleybus lines dismantle - very big mistake, which made more than 70 cities of North America

[@jmstransit]

Yeah this might not be my best video but recently TransLink put out an RFI/RFP for 500+ trolleys with charging capabilities.

[@mariachrzski18]

How does the bus run when the wires are disconnected?

[@jerryohara6966]

Batteries

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Trolleys do have batteries

[@andreapasqualini3434]

Either batteries or a backup diesel generator.

[@TheWeavingBagel]

What is causing the dewirements at this intersection? is it intentional? is the Metal device on the wires at 1:36 causing it?

[@somerandomguy1828]

It's the Power Off device. Idk why it is doing it tho.

[@andreapasqualini3434]

Probably that section of overhead has no power (power grid issue, substation out of order, who knows...). An automatic system kicks in and lowers the trolleys, switching to batteries or backup diesel generator (no idea how those trolleybuses are configured).

[@matthewsvideos8235]

@@andreapasqualini3434After so many wheel rotations after a power loss is detected the onboard computer will pull down the trolley poles. For the Vancouver buses they have lithium based batteries for limited off capability.

[@dangelohartley5977]

That wire is the imposter! Vote it out lol

[@billw.9743]

HAVE ANOTHER ONE!

[@trolleybuscrasher8831]

Some of them seem to be done on purpose

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

So adorable

[@vita_travel888]

why do pantographs get lowered?

[@Demonictelevision]

When the bus detects no power for 2 meters it trips the dewirement detectors and lowers the poles.

[@Demonictelevision]

In this case, there was a power outage.

[@Wpdhsx]

So you don’t pull the overhead.
The reason why buses go slower in intersections that have a lot of overhead is because we want to prevent the overhead being ripped down incase of a dewirement

[@twinvideoproduction9662]

This antique overhead wire system needs to be upgraded to Swiss style, to enable faster speeds through switches, crossings and curves.

[@matthewsvideos8235]

@@twinvideoproduction9662There are some areas with K&M hangers while most still use Ohio Brass hangers that are the same model as the ones first used in 1947 to build the network that opened in Aug 16 1948. It is possible that they were used earlier with the streetcar system.

[@besteverpuppetshow7742]

funny!

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[@jamesrobinson8768]

It's a safety issue disengaging the poles from the overhead wires while the coach in motion especially when you're not directly under the overhead wires. In San Francisco California in the United States. San Francisco Muni New Flyer XT40 trolley bus, sets and example of what happens when you do: th-cam.com/video/wyVeVmSotuU/w-d-xo.html

[@DurhamTransitGuy]

They aren't intentionally doing it, they just sometimes fall