CJG writes
As others have already explained, the rest of Europe stresses its
long-welded rail within different parameters, appropriate to the
standard weather conditions in the country concerned. Nevertheless,
the UK is not the only country suffering from restrictions due to
weather conditions beyond the expected norm

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?

SNCF have been reporting quite a few heat-related problems on their
website over the past few days. It was reported in news:uk.railway that
a TGV was derailed on Wednesday due to a buckled rail.

Or do you think just because the UK media doesn't report something it
doesn't happen?

--
Dave

h.

Hope you got through the TDM failure in the Hitchin/Stevenage area
better than I did. Sat at Welwyn North Tunnel for 50 minutes.

What TDM failure? We arrived KGX on-time.

Yeah happened about 0715, took a while to get things moving

C

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Things haven't changed on the railway. Even in British Rail days,
when temperatures were high, 'blanket' speed restrictions were imposed
so it's not a Network Rail problem of cost cutting. Network Rail
can't win can they. They impose a 'safety measure' to reduce the risk
of an incident just like it's British Rail predecesor and they are
slated! If they didn't impose the 'safety measure' and an incident
occured, they'd be slated for not running a safe railway. Railways
are headline news and easy media target. Get off their backs. You
are hurting a bunch of very loyal railway employees who work damned
hard to provide a service with the set up and constant intervention of
the British Government, they are the one's you should be slating!!!!

Come on everyone stop slating the railways, the roads are worse!

C

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