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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2019, 20:01:57 » |
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Hmmm, think I will take a pair of shorts for the journey home. My journey home on SWR» 's 455 trains is very sweaty. No air conditioning, all windows opened. In fact, no different from my old commute on the Thames / FGW▸ turbos.
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2019, 06:39:56 » |
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I hope no-one was planning a trip to or from Cardiff...……...all cancelled due to the sunny weather.....
07:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 09:21
09:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 12:00
10:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 13:01
11:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 14:07
12:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 14:21
12:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 15:02
13:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 15:23
13:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 16:02
14:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 16:22
14:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 17:02
15:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 17:21
15:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 18:04
16:15 London Paddington to Swansea due 19:23
16:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 19:09
17:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 20:05
18:14 London Paddington to Swansea due 21:20
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2019, 07:10:54 » |
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I hope no-one was planning a trip to or from Cardiff...……...all cancelled due to the sunny weather.....
07:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 09:21
09:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 12:00
10:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 13:01
11:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 14:07
12:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 14:21
12:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 15:02
13:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 15:23
13:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 16:02
14:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 16:22
14:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 17:02
15:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 17:21
15:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 18:04
16:15 London Paddington to Swansea due 19:23
16:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 19:09
17:56 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 20:05
18:14 London Paddington to Swansea due 21:20 Add to that the 10.15 and 11.15 Paddington to Cardiffs terminating at Bristol Parkway. Surprised non of the Paddington - Bristols and vv not cancelled (yet). |
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2019, 07:56:49 » |
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Fair weather only railway, very poor.
And yes I know that record breaking heat is expected, but with a warming climate this really should have been foreseen.
And why so many half length IETs▸ ? Looking at the number of cancelled trains there should be plenty of spare stock to run full length trains on every service that is still running.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2019, 08:01:22 » |
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And why so many half length IETs▸ ? Looking at the number of cancelled trains there should be plenty of spare stock to run full length trains on every service that is still running.
Good point. Hopefully that will happen. Today of all days would not be good to have rammed 5 carriage trains. Could be dangerous in the event of a breakdown. |
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2019, 08:01:48 » |
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Interesting that all the "don't use the railways" warnings on the media, don't say or your car as it is likely tarmac will melt at that temperature.
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2019, 08:20:02 » |
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And why so many half length IETs▸ ? Looking at the number of cancelled trains there should be plenty of spare stock to run full length trains on every service that is still running.
Good point. Hopefully that will happen. Today of all days would not be good to have rammed 5 carriage trains. Could be dangerous in the event of a breakdown. At least two short forms out there ... 07:48 Paignton to London Paddington due 11:39
Facilities on the 07:48 Paignton to London Paddington due 11:39.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. 16:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 17:39
Facilities on the 16:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 17:39.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10. and let's take all those crowds who want a day at the seaside and ... 08:41 Gloucester to Weymouth due 12:09
Facilities on the 08:41 Gloucester to Weymouth due 12:09.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2019, 08:32:38 » |
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Fair weather only railway, very poor.
And yes I know that record breaking heat is expected, but with a warming climate this really should have been foreseen.
But this is severe weather, according to Journey Check!  They do say it is likely to be as warm as the Great Heatwave of a couple of weeks back. |
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Now, please!
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2019, 09:08:28 » |
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Putting out dire warnings of the possible situation after noon, but not allowing people to bring forward their journeys to the morning by not waiving ticket restrictions at all is not as helpful as they could have been.
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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2019, 11:05:10 » |
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It is Summer - rails too hot; Autumn - leaves on the line; Winter - rails icy; Spring - any of the above. I've done the Trans-Siberian in Winter and the Ghan in Summer and neither has any problem.  |
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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2019, 12:16:51 » |
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It is Summer - rails too hot; Autumn - leaves on the line; Winter - rails icy; Spring - any of the above. I've done the Trans-Siberian in Winter and the Ghan in Summer and neither has any problem. On some railways in Russia (I don't know which) the track is cut and rewelded between winter and summer to reset the neutral temperature - otherwise the temperature range is too large for CWR▸ . I doubt NR» would be keen on doing that. If you are feeling sorry for those poor hard done-by rails left out on the sun all day, you might like to look at Constantin Ciobanu's PWayBlog website. I was going to call him the Mad Romanian, but only because he is (1) Romanian, (2) a permanent way engineer, and (3) madly enthusiastic about his subject and about communicating it to anyone who will listen. In particular, if you though jointed track was simple and didn't pose any design issues about temperature variations, think again! |
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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2019, 12:17:34 » |
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I've declared a hot weather suspension of my heavier gardening duties today with a redeployment of resources to ice cube production.
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« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2019, 13:29:02 » |
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I've done the Trans-Siberian in Winter and the Ghan in Summer and neither has any problem. The Ghan takes 50 hrs to cover 1800 miles - hardly a blistering (pun intended) pace ! The Trans Siberian shows "8 days" to cover 5700 miles (bit glacial..............)  |
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