NR train fire

[Nortube]

"Passengers were forced to flee from a train after it caught fire in south London"
as the sensationalist standard puts it

3rd rail train, looks like a traction short

If it was an Underground train, it would have been classed as 'slight smouldering' in the past

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[railtechnician]

Yep, I've been in LU "smoulderings" worse than that.

[Nortube]

I think if the heat of the 'fire' caused the metal carriage body to melt, that would be a border line case and might be classed as 'severe smouldering'!

[hellocontrol]

When I started I was told it's a smouldering until it goes over 10ft then it's a fire.

[railtechnician]

Dec 4, 2014 15:27:11 GMT hellocontrol said:

When I started I was told it's a smouldering until it goes over 10ft then it's a fire.

It's a smouldering unless you can't put it out, then it's a fire ! The old lineman's trick was to attend a smouldering with a full bladder !!!