Wooden Sleepers 5

A few at Christow is fascinated by the movement of corridor connections, especially when accompanied by the beat of jointed track.
This train has just slowed for a 30 m.p.h. permanent way slack (nowadays called a T.R.S.) on the North Devon line. Halfway through the film, the engines are heard powering up and the train accelerates to line speed - sixty. Peace is restored as the train runs onto continuously welded rail on the approach to Barnstaple.
The restricted section is due for renewal in 2024.
The sound and motion would have been greater with Mark Ones running on leaf-sprung bogies.
1:40 Engines power up
2:28 Torque converter changes engine speed