The contraption, which appears to be some sort of engine, was discovered on London Underground Central Line train carriage.
The contraption, which appears to be some sort of engine, was discovered on a Central Line train carriage A mysterious device has been found on a London Underground carriage, leaving commuters confused as to what it actually is. The contraption, which appears to be some sort of engine, was discovered on a Central Line train carriage. It has sparked questions on social media yesterday, with people wondering what it is, and why it was left there.
’ One Reddit user is confident they know the answer, saying it ‘100% a module from a train static converter’, which convert power frequencies. They wrote: ‘It’s identical to the Central Line 92TS modules. ‘It’s what takes the 630 volts from the rails and converts it to the low voltage 52V DC and 230V AC that the train uses. The contraption was found on a Central Line service ‘The converter this comes from is the size of a chest freezer and weighs a couple of hundred kilos.
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