Comments on: Works Train on the Underground http://www.frankieroberto.com/weblog/503 The web and stuff Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:22:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chad http://www.frankieroberto.com/weblog/503/comment-page-1#comment-2117 Chad Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:34:35 +0000 http://blog2.frankieroberto.com/blog/?p=50395#comment-2117 That's a Ballast train, though just why they would need rock ballast in the tube is beyond me. Maybe they got lost? The loco is a "battery" engine, which typically isn't seen in the day since they run when the traction current is turned off. Their bodies are filled with tons of lead acid batteries so they can run without current. They do have internal motors to accept track power though. That’s a Ballast train, though just why they would need rock ballast in the tube is beyond me. Maybe they got lost?

The loco is a “battery” engine, which typically isn’t seen in the day since they run when the traction current is turned off. Their bodies are filled with tons of lead acid batteries so they can run without current.

They do have internal motors to accept track power though.

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