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Train delays due to high temperatures .... what!!!



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goldstone

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Jul 5, 2003
7,123
Just heard on London radio tavel report that SW Trains have delays due to high temperatures!

It's 80 degrees! 80 degrees, not 95!

Does their infrastructure not work when the temperature reaches a normal level for the summer? Bloody joke sometimes, this country.

Moan over ... for the moment.
 




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nordicgod

Top banana
Jul 21, 2011
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polegate
the rails are not used to the extreme heat we are having, hasn't been this hot since 1976
 


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goldstone

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
7,123
nordicgod said:
the rails are not used to the extreme heat we are having, hasn't been this hot since 1976
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So how exactly do countries with hotter summers than we have (the majority) manage to operate their trains?
 


Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
59,567
The Fatherland
Bloody piss take. Out of interest how much is an annual travel card for London these days?
 
















pasty

pasty

A different kind of pasty
Jul 5, 2003
30,283
West, West, West Sussex


British Bulldog

British Bulldog

The great escape
Feb 6, 2006
10,896
goldstone said:
Just heard on London radio tavel report that SW Trains have delays due to high temperatures!

It's 80 degrees! 80 degrees, not 95!
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It's the rail temperature that counts not the air temperature, Once the rails get to a certain temperature there's an increase in the risk of buckled rails and point failures which is when they go into hot weather working and that causes delay's unfortunately.
 






beorhthelm

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,310
British Bulldog said:
It's the rail temperature that counts not the air temperature, Once the rails get to a certain temperature there's an increase in the risk of buckled rails and point failures which is when they go into hot weather working and that causes delay's unfortunately.
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but why this year. or does it happen every year but go unreported?
 






Tom Hark Preston Park

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
70,187
The rails appear to melt at around these temperatures every year we get them. Oh, and don't forget the trackside fires that will doubtless kick in and trigger Travel Chaos before the end of the week. Them's the rules.
 










Butch Willykins

Butch Willykins

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Jun 17, 2011
2,533
Shoreham-by-Sea
So it seems there is only a window of opportunity between March-May and Sept-Oct for the rails to not be too hot or too cold. What a pathetic shambles of a public transport system.
 


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goldstone

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
7,123
British Bulldog said:
It's the rail temperature that counts not the air temperature, Once the rails get to a certain temperature there's an increase in the risk of buckled rails and point failures which is when they go into hot weather working and that causes delay's unfortunately.
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So back to my earlier question. How do all the many many countries with very much hotter summers than us manage to operate their trains?
 


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