Train Cab Ride NL / Rail Fracture! / Utrecht - Arnhem - Zutphen / VIRM and SNG / November 2024

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I uploaded a new video due to my grandmas passing. Haven't been recording new videos since then at all. So today we have to go back in time a little. The recording was done on the 27th of November 2024. Today we will encounter a changed train schedule because of railway fracture on our track. Therefor we will be diverted over the left track instead of the right one. Because there's only one track available between Utrecht Zuid connection and Driebergen-Zeist only one train per 30 minutes can run on this line. 0:00 Utrecht Centraal Let's start the ride. It's still early in the morning during rush hour. The day before a railway fracture occurred at Bunnik. This couldn't be fixed yesterday. Therefor the train schedule is now changed for the drivers. Passengers will still see their normal train times on the platform and in the apps. We depart 'on time' from Utrecht (+11 minutes for the passengers). Because the oncoming train is still on its way from Driebergen-Zeist we must take it easy with the speed until he made space for us. 4:23 Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn Passing this station on low speed because our light signals do no allow a higher speed yet. 6:53 Utrecht Zuid Connection The oncoming train is passing by soon. The junction behind it will change direction and our light will be green soon after that. Between this point and the next station you won't find any light signals on the left track. This means only one train at the time can travel between here and Driebergen-Zeist in this direction at the time. 10:20 Bunnik (Rail Fracture) On the next level crossing one of the rails has been fractured. Therefor we cannot travel over that track. Of course trains could travel on lower speed over the fracture. But his causes big delays as well. Due to the fracture our ATB-systems also can't work normally. Signals are passed through the rails. Therefor NS and ProRail adapted the train schedule for today. 11:28 Warning Light Signal The light signal we're passing here does not detect our train. It is coupled to the next main light signal. The light signal we're passing won't show red at any times. And it won't show another sign when the train passes by. It just gives info about the next main light signal located right before Driebergen-Zeist. As soon as that light would show red (when we will pass it), this warning signal will show a yellow light without the 8 again. 12:16 Driebergen-Zeist With a 4 minute delay (+15 minutes for the passengers) we arrive at Driebergen-Zeist. 15:28 Changing Back to Right Track Time to change back to the right track so trains from the opposite direction can pass by again. 17:32 Ecoduct + Maarn Goederen 18:51 Maarn 20:54 Ecoduct 21:27 De Haar Connection Tracks towards Rhenen splitting up here. 24:46 Veenendaal-De Klomp Extra stop on the route because we run less train than normally. Both trains in each direction will make a stop at Veenendaal-De Klomp. On departure we'll encounter slippery tracks and we're not able to give use full traction. 30:56 Ede-Wageningen The fully renewed station Ede-Wageningen. :) 38:18 Wolfheze 39:45 Oosterbeek 40:56 Arnhem West Connection Tracks coming from Nijmegen are joining in. 41:34 Arnhem Centraal (Changing Trains) Arrival at Arnhem with a 18 minute delay for our passengers (6 minutes for our own schedule). Here we change trains to the Sprinter service towards Zutphen. A first timer on my channel. :) 44:47 Arnhem Velperpoort There camera sometimes has a hard time with the low light situation and the blue train drivers desk. Nevertheless I wanted to show you this short Sprinter ride. :) The train managers asks for some with the the cabin climate system. Will be handeling that off after departure (privacy music). 47:54 Arnhem Presikhaaf 51:18 Velp 55:31 Rheden 1:00:41 Dieren At this location you can also take the Steamer towards Apeldoorn during summer and other event days. :) Make sure to check that out! "Veluwsche Stoomtrein" it's called. 1:05:27 Brummen 1:10:57 Zutphen Arriving at our final stop for this video. I hope to start recording new video's soon. I do a lot of driving in the dark lately. Not really good conditions for a video. Make sure to check my channel out frequently for new or one of the older videos. Thank you all so much! Cheers! The Meaning of Signals https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0017707 More Ride Info https://treinposities.nl/ritinfo/20251127/3023 https://treinposities.nl/ritinfo/20251127/7625 Want More? Check out my other Socials! https://www.instagram.com/machiniststefan https://www.threads.net/@machiniststefan https://bsky.app/profile/machiniststefan.bsky.social