Driving On Water.

Is driving through light flooding a particularly common occurrence on the railways? It is the first time I have seen a video of it and it looks pretty cool, for a few seconds it actually seems like the 403 is hovering along above the water until the ripples in the train's wake come into focus.

 

I've seen various TV shows about railways where they drive through floods so long as the water is below the railhead. Paddington 24/7 last year I believe

 

I‘ve seen some videos of it. I don‘t think it‘s terribly common, but it happens. Looks quite surreal

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RER Deluge, this line is always damned anyway there’s always something happening everyday:

 

It happens here in the states too, I'd assume as long as the flooding isn't bad, they are ok to run.