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Batman Train??

I was out for a walk last night and coming up alongside the railway line when all of a sudden two huge blue searchlights appeared in the sky followed by a train? It was really foggy and misty so the light was scattered and made quite a spectacle!

I've never seen it before. What was it and what was it doing? Can any of our Railway engineers enlighten me?

I did whip out my phone and try to take a picture but it was very dark and my camera wouldn't focus properly. Below is a rather fuzzy and out of focus image that I did manage to get though:

I did wonder if it was Batman taking the 20:35 out of KGX.... ? ?

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0 mapj1 over 5 years ago

The idea has been around for 10-15 years, initially videoing tracks looking for wear and gauge problems, but I think like all computerized things, the process is probably getting extra bits added to it from time to time.

EDIT Network Rail have some more info, as an example of one of many special vehicles they have.
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/fleet-machines-vehicles/new-measurement-train-nmt/
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0 mapj1 over 5 years ago

The idea has been around for 10-15 years, initially videoing tracks looking for wear and gauge problems, but I think like all computerized things, the process is probably getting extra bits added to it from time to time.

EDIT Network Rail have some more info, as an example of one of many special vehicles they have.
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/fleet-machines-vehicles/new-measurement-train-nmt/
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