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The London Underground uses a 4-rail system in which the electrical return is isolated from the the running rails (the rails used by the train's wheels). The sparks seen here on a District Line D Stock leaving Ealing Common Station are quite normal and occur when the electric power collection "shoes" of a train that is motoring (i.e. drawing power) reach the end of a section of electric power rail.
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Taken by SPSmiler
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current21:36, 16 October 2005800×573 (115 KB)Spsmiler (The London Underground uses a 4-rail system where the electrical return is isolated from the the running rails (the rails used by the train's wheels). Sparks like this are quite normal and occurs when the electric power collection [i]shoes.[/i] of a train)