I am totally lay in watching this - i don't know how I arrived here... Just the Google algorithm. I have to say to all you railways people, I didn't realise just how much you have to take into consideration to maintain a railway line (while keeping it safe). Well done to all of you from a now small amount more educated member of the public.
Not only are points failures some of the most common causes of rail disruption in the UK (in line with signalling failures, which are often intertwined with points), they are also the most dangerous part for train safety if it goes wrong. Just imagine a train speeding at 100mph going across faulty points. Potter's Bar, anyone?
Prior to Potters Bar's 2002 rail crash. Judging by the livery mentioned by Bobbingtonn which dates the video to between 1994 and 1997 based on the Network South East livery. The video is clearly from a VCR with poor tracking, rather than a DVD.
@dglcomputers1498 Points are maintained frequently but the issue is that the hardware is very old and keeps breaking. Think about all those times replacement buses go on during the weekend for engineering works. This is the time when rail infrastructure, points included, get some well deserved maintenance and repair.
@@mattaddison1910 The problem was in Railtrack days maintenance was patchy and maintenance wasn't necessarily being carried out as required, Hatfield showed that and it's why we have Network Rail now
I am totally lay in watching this - i don't know how I arrived here... Just the Google algorithm. I have to say to all you railways people, I didn't realise just how much you have to take into consideration to maintain a railway line (while keeping it safe). Well done to all of you from a now small amount more educated member of the public.
Cheers pal
Then you realise they got replaced because of how badly they did in their job
Given railtrack is mentioned, 1994 - 2002
The intercity livery hsts limits this to 1994 - 2000
The network southeast liveries limits to 1994 - 1997
Connex livery appeared very briefly at the beginning, so anytime between 1996 or 1997 at best.
@@MannyAntipov I'd say this is probably 1999
Only if railtrack practised what they preached 🤣🤣
...and policed their contractors properly. Which they weren't staffed to do.
Not only are points failures some of the most common causes of rail disruption in the UK (in line with signalling failures, which are often intertwined with points), they are also the most dangerous part for train safety if it goes wrong. Just imagine a train speeding at 100mph going across faulty points. Potter's Bar, anyone?
The irony of railtrack of all companies saying this
Anthony smith is dreamy. 😍
Was this prior or lost potters bar?
Prior to Potters Bar's 2002 rail crash. Judging by the livery mentioned by Bobbingtonn which dates the video to between 1994 and 1997 based on the Network South East livery. The video is clearly from a VCR with poor tracking, rather than a DVD.
Maybe, maintain them properly!
True enough. And set them up properly when installing them.
@dglcomputers1498 Points are maintained frequently but the issue is that the hardware is very old and keeps breaking. Think about all those times replacement buses go on during the weekend for engineering works. This is the time when rail infrastructure, points included, get some well deserved maintenance and repair.
@@mattaddison1910 The problem was in Railtrack days maintenance was patchy and maintenance wasn't necessarily being carried out as required, Hatfield showed that and it's why we have Network Rail now
1999-2001
GTRM: 1996 - 2001
90s video for sure say mabe 92
late 90s.