DumLum
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Speed restrictions and cancellations.
https://www.southernrailway.com/tra...531760000#INC51D51BB65E044807A47F1A7A65E8EFDD
https://www.southernrailway.com/tra...531760000#INC51D51BB65E044807A47F1A7A65E8EFDD
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[Travel] Too Hot For Trains Tomorrow.
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Richy_Seagull
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Delays/cancellations meaning slow, overcrowded trains in this weather. Sounds absolutely horrific.
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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Hot weather working it's been happening for years.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Indeed it has but snowflakes need someone to blame
studio150
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Don't worry the reason for the delays and cancellations will change tomorrow when the thunderstorms strike, then it will be the rain is too heavy, yet again completely overlooking its nothing out of the ordinary
Just like cold weather working, windy working, leaves falling from trees in autumn working, foggy working, rainy working and sniffles season?
Still at least May’s a good time to travel. Unless there’s a new timetable to **** up.
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SurreySeagulls
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Will we actually notice any different from Southern Fail
The only thing more dangerous to our railways than a nice bit of sunshine is a snowflake
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deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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Genuinely trying to work out whether this will actually be an issue tomorrow or if the announcement is just OTT. I don't mind slight delays but **** sitting on a train for 2 hours.
British Bulldog
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- Feb 6, 2006
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It's the problems you get with running a railway, In extreme hot weather metal tends to expand, in cold weather it retracts and exposed area's where you have junctions the points tend to suffer.
thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Without wishing to turn into [MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] this is a Network Rail restriction not Southerns choice
Nottseagull
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So in India, for example, they have these problems all Summer long?
Barham's tash
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For once it’s justified. Thermal expansion properties of rails could be better designed I guess but not much else they can do.
Wonder what temps rails officially buckle at?
Wonder what temps rails officially buckle at?
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
https://www.businesstoday.in/curren...-trains-run-late-in-2017-18/story/276269.html
Yes 30% of trains run late
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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I expect they built their railway around those problems as well? Same as places like Alaska?
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
We don't have these problems in Phoenix!
(We also don't have any passenger train services in Phoenix).
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Wouldn't happen in Germany
theboybilly
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Have you seen the state of some of the track in India? The H&E Executive would have a field day. In the UK they have to deal with high temperatures (these are exceptional) to figures well below freezing. I think they do a pretty good job. Getting the heating and air-conditioning right is quite another thing (and down to each individual company)
Since the London Bridge development was completed the service has been very good to be fair. Far more trains, much more reliable. I’d rather they were cautious about exceptional conditions tomorrow than blindly ignoring the obvious issues the heat will cause and then trying to deal with carnage.
I’m going to work from home.
I’m going to work from home.