The Anonymous Widower

Class 710 Train Roofs At Blackhorse Road Station

I took these pictures at Blackhorse Road station.

I couldn’t spot any resistor banks on the roofs, that could be used to burn off excess energy, that is generated by regenerative braking.

Consider.

  • The roofs do have a rather clean aerodynamic look.
  • I’ve never seen resistor banks placed anywhere other than on the roof of a train.
  • Regenerative braking must either return the energy through the electrification or store in in some form of onboard energy storage.

It looks to me, that Bombardier have designed a very efficient train.

July 9, 2019 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , , | 1 Comment