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| Weather 28/12/2010 at 22:57 #2162 | |
BarryM
2158 posts |
For one from Oz that has never physically seen snow, how is the Network coping with it? More so, how are you all coping with it in GB? I know, you are all watching the Aussies being annihilated! Obviously, a pom put something in their drinks that has affected their vision! Happy New Year Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply |
| Weather 28/12/2010 at 22:57 #13012 | |
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BarryM
2158 posts |
For one from Oz that has never physically seen snow, how is the Network coping with it? More so, how are you all coping with it in GB? I know, you are all watching the Aussies being annihilated! Obviously, a pom put something in their drinks that has affected their vision! Happy New Year Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply |
| Weather 04/01/2011 at 13:36 #13079 | |
bill_gensheet
1318 posts |
Depends a lot on the individual areas. Generally a number of points failures, either frozen up or with lumps of ice stuck in moving parts Also across the board some sliding door trains iced up and doors fail to close Once the snowfall is over 4 inch or so all the 3rd rail areas are in big trouble - so most of the lines south of London Very bad in Scotland, where it was a lot colder, and trains were failing with snow ingress and water frozen in brake pipes. The Glasgow suburban was very bad as their units seemed to fare worse (334 AC and 170 diesels). ironically some lines were kept open by 50 year old plough locos but no passenger trains ran as all the units were dead or used elsewhere. There's pictures about of a train defrosting 'kilt' and 'polytunnel' to try to thaw out the trains. Other operators have coped to varying degrees using emergency timetables that move less points and run longer trains, and/or slower, and/or less often. Bill Log in to reply |
| Weather 06/01/2011 at 00:09 #13106 | |
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BarryM
2158 posts |
Thanks Bill Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply |