5K Frost causes logistical problems: Amersfoort - Amsterdam CABVIEW HOLLAND 31jan 2021

▼Read about supporting CABVIEW HOLLAND below▼ The temperature this morning was -5 degrees Celsius, which means frost on the overhead line, causing poor contact between the pantographs. This causes problems and delays, especially with modern trainsets. That morning, reserve drivers were sent out with the old loyal analogue trainsets such as DDZ to scrape the overhead wires. After departure, the train traffic controller calls to inform me about the situation at Baarn ahead of us. Top of him, because that way I can prevent myself from coming to a stop at a red signal. Due to stranded trains, a number of conductors were not in the right place and that also applied to my train. So I had to whistle and close doors myself again. On Train Driver's POV there is a movie where I show how that works with my headcam, the link: Enjoy! De temperatuur was deze ochtend -5 graden Celcius, dat betekent dus rijp aan de bovenleiding waardoor de stroomafnemers slecht