[Travel] Too Hot For Trains Tomorrow.

[sully]

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.

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.

 

[Simgull]

On an empty air conditioned train from Portslade to Victoria - so far so good (tempting fate)

Going to the 20/20 at the Oval after work so hopefully (if I survive that) trains will have recovered by later this evening!

 

[Durlston]

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.

 

[dazzer6666]

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.

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]

On the plus side Graylings no longer around

 

[happypig]

Steel melts at around 2500C so good on Railtrack for not taking any chances.

 

[Napper]

Get those claims in

 

[Nottseagull]

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.

Wonder what temps rails officially buckle at?

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.

 

[el punal]

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.

How dare you come up with a logical explanation. That’s the naughty step for you for the next hour.

 

[BNthree]

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.

 

[Nottseagull]

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.

Will take a lot longer than a minute for me, apparently I'm 'rate limited'. I've no idea what that means!

 

[BNthree]

Will take a lot longer than a minute for me, apparently I'm 'rate limited'. I've no idea what that means!

Have you been trolling again

 

[Madafwo]

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.

Well here is the link to the French railways website outlining the same thing that we have introduced, would you like me to go and have a look and see if I can find the Belgian one as well?

Edit: Belgian updates for you as well, because I'm bored.

 

[Madafwo]

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.

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.

 

[Napper]

loads cancelled , interesting to see other networks faring so much better.

#excuses

 

[N17]

Uckfield line been fine all day (so far).

 

[Uter]

Well here is the link to the French railways website outlining the same thing that we have introduced, would you like me to go and have a look and see if I can find the Belgian one as well?

Edit: Belgian updates for you as well, because I'm bored.

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.

 

[MJsGhost]

Uckfield line been fine all day (so far).

Currently stuck at Oxted due to a non-specific ‘fault’ on the train, so thanks for that!

 

[rippleman]

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?

 

[N17]

Currently stuck at Oxted due to a non-specific ‘fault’ on the train, so thanks for that!

Jinx! Sorry.