internal wiring of trains

[Maestro]

does anyone know anything about the internal wring of trains my mate(not a spark) can get a start with his company but i dont want to turn and find out i am way out my depth

 

[bigbaddave]

Gasp.... Big job to be taken on if you aint got a clue..

 

[telectrix]

ask the conductor.

 

[Knobhead]

No good asking me. I set fire to my Hornby train when I put it on 230V

 

[Guest111]

saw a programme about london underground once and all their spark did to fix a fault on a train was hit the control panel with a large screwdriver,wouldn,t that make it similar to a fitters job then

 

[telectrix]

wow, even a plumber could do that.

 

[Essexboy7]

I have done a bit of that before,once you get your head round it its quite easy all you have to do is follow the drawings

 

[grantr37]

one of my family know a spark who moved abroad to work on trains years ago and still does it now.....think there is a lot to learn and it would probably take you a year just to get the basics....

 

[Adam W]

If it's anything like wiring boats it'll be nothing like wiring houses.
I expect all the cables will be flexible (no T&E), probably a lot of ELV DC control wiring looms terminated in Deutsch connectors with all sorts of sensors, relays and solenoids spidering out from pre-formed boxes which someone else makes.
Chances are they've tried to make it 'plug and play', the idea being anyone can come in and plug it all together, they just need to know what plugs in where.

 

[Plonker 3]

does anyone know anything about the internal wring of trains my mate(not a spark) can get a start with his company but i dont want to turn snffind out i am way out my depth

So what lies have YOU told the potential employer if you can't even tell us the truth?

 

[ian.settle1]

All trains now are fitted with black boxes linked to throttle, brakes, doors etc so if there is an accident they know what the train was doing before and when the accident happend.

 

[Maestro]

nothing not even gave him a cv to hand in for me, think it came about by his gaffer asking him if he knew a spark they are looking for someone he has only been there for 4-5 monthshimself he preps the trains before the are sprayed

 

[Essexboy7]

If it's anything like wiring boats it'll be nothing like wiring houses.
I expect all the cables will be flexible (no T&E), probably a lot of ELV DC control wiring looms terminated in Deutsch connectors with all sorts of sensors, relays and solenoids spidering out from pre-formed boxes which someone else makes.
Chances are they've tried to make it 'plug and play', the idea being anyone can come in and plug it all together, they just need to know what plugs in where.

Thats right there is no T+E or singles, everything comes in predetermined bunches in flexible copex.I dont think you could blag it if you werent an experienced spark.I worked on the new trains for the Jubilee line about 7 years ago it has probably changed now

 

[tazz]

The amount of skeletons found in the Westminster stretch use to stop works aleast 2 a week...!!

 

[applemac]

ill ask my mates thomas, his mate gordons been on the railways for years