"CJG" wrote in message
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So which ones are exactly? Spain, France, Germany, Portugal have no
problems at all on their rail systems. So which ones have problems? And
what problems? And is it the heat causing them?

IIRC, British track is stressed for a maximum of 40 degrees Celsius. Other
European countries stress for 50 degrees Celsius, because their average
temperatures are higher than ours. However, they get more problems in the
winter when they get an unusually cold snap. At least two of the countries
that you mention have imposed speed restrictions recently, due to the
excessive temperatures.

I recommend you to read the thread 'Stressing CWR on hot days' on uk.railway
to get a proper understanding of the problem.

British rail transport has become a joke round the world. And rightly
so.

Much like your contributions (?) to this newsgroup.