My train home has already fallen victim to the heat and been cancelled. Not sure whether to leave half an hour earlier or half an hour later.
I worked from home yesterday but have to attend an important meeting today.
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[Travel] Too Hot For Trains Tomorrow.
- Thread starter DumLum
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My train home has already fallen victim to the heat and been cancelled. Not sure whether to leave half an hour earlier or half an hour later.
I worked from home yesterday but have to attend an important meeting today.
Trains seem to run on time in France, Germany and Poland. Even when the temperature is in the low 40's as it was a few weeks ago.
Pathetic. Sort it out, Boris.
Pathetic. Sort it out, Boris.
The Jubilee line has been largely excellent since Boris got it sorted for the Olympics when he was Mayor. We're in good hands
VAL1850
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On the plus side Graylings no longer around
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Steel melts at around 2500C so good on Railtrack for not taking any chances.
Nottseagull
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The idiot who compiles the Radio 4 news bulletins has just informed us that trains will be running at reduced speeds this afternoon to prevent the rails from buckling.
They buckle when they have no room to expand into, so I suppose it depends more on how loosely they are slotted into the fishplates.
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el punal
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How dare you come up with a logical explanation. That’s the naughty step for you for the next hour.
Good explanation of why tracks buckle in this "thread" of tweets:
https://twitter.com/alexwlchan/status/1154122791958040581
Will only take a minute or so to read but explains it concisely.
https://twitter.com/alexwlchan/status/1154122791958040581
Will only take a minute or so to read but explains it concisely.
Nottseagull
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Will take a lot longer than a minute for me, apparently I'm 'rate limited'. I've no idea what that means!
Madafwo
I'm probably being facetious.
- Nov 11, 2013
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Madafwo
I'm probably being facetious.
- Nov 11, 2013
- 1,591
Continously Welded Rail is used in most places these days, fine for the 360 days a year it isn't this warm but there just isn't the expansion room compared to the old jointed track.
Uter
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Who'd have thought the laws of physics apply in other countries too?
I wonder if they have to put up with tedious and ignorant "The wrong sort of snow/leaves/sunlight/heat" newspaper headlines too.
Hmmmmmmmm.........I believe the Indian Pacific runs through the Nullabor Plains where summer temperatures can get up to 50C.
Just saying like.
But is it not more likely that staff have taken hols / gone sick to enjoy the nice weather and that's why they can't run a full service rather than the steel rails are likely to melt?
Just saying like.
But is it not more likely that staff have taken hols / gone sick to enjoy the nice weather and that's why they can't run a full service rather than the steel rails are likely to melt?
Currently stuck at Oxted due to a non-specific ‘fault’ on the train, so thanks for that!
Jinx! Sorry.