Please, World, don't laugh. - Page 2

Jimbuna · 01-14-13, 01:40 PM

'Blues and Twos' and nobody objects to which way your driving

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 01-14-13, 01:50 PM

Why didn't the British Government listen to the hosts of Top Gear when they made the Snowbine harvester?

Oberon · 01-14-13, 02:26 PM

Luton, Stansted and Norwich airports have delays, snow is now starting to slowly settle here.
Unfortunately I dare say that most rail services in the South-East of the country are going to be royally buggered tomorrow, 3rd rail and snow do not mix:

STEED · 01-14-13, 03:02 PM

ITS THE END OF THE WORLD PEOPLE!

SNOW HITS THE UK!

Herr-Berbunch · 01-14-13, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Good lord, it only takes a handfull of leaves to derail the trains around here. Think I know what the big story will be on tomorrow's news.

Arc, have you moved to the UK and not told anyone?

Jimbuna · 01-14-13, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

ITS THE END OF THE WORLD PEOPLE!

SNOW HITS THE UK!

LOL

Arclight · 01-14-13, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Arc, have you moved to the UK and not told anyone?

Turns out dikes don't keep out autumn. And aparently we're not that capable with water if it's frozen or covering a leaf.

Jimbuna · 01-14-13, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Turns out dikes don't keep out autumn. And aparently we're not that capable with water if it's frozen or covering a leaf.

Having resided in your country for more than three years I must concur

Fubar2Niner · 01-14-13, 05:21 PM

Just a thought........... Is it too early to start singing 'I'm dreaming of a white Christmas' ?

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

kraznyi_oktjabr · 01-14-13, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Luton, Stansted and Norwich airports have delays, snow is now starting to slowly settle here.
Unfortunately I dare say that most rail services in the South-East of the country are going to be royally buggered tomorrow, 3rd rail and snow do not mix:

Okay... why Helsinki Metro - which runs mostly above ground - doesn't have similar somewhat spectacular problems?

Any Finns here with knowledge of Helsinki Metro and railway tech it uses?

Bilge_Rat · 01-14-13, 05:51 PM

the Montreal Metro is electric, but it is totally underground.

Above ground commuter trains use Diesel locomotives...they don't have a problem with snow...

Oberon · 01-14-13, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Okay... why Helsinki Metro - which runs mostly above ground - doesn't have similar somewhat spectacular problems?

Any Finns here with knowledge of Helsinki Metro and railway tech it uses?

At a guess I'd say that it runs by picking up the current from the underside of the powered rail, rather than from the top, so when the snow falls it doesn't interrupt the power connection between the shoe and the rail.

Arclight · 01-14-13, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Having resided in your country for more than three years I must concur

Not that different in some regards. They wanted (want?) to fully privatise rail here too, but they backed down a bit after observing how that went down in the UK.

I get the impression Holland keeps a close eye on what the UK does anyway, generally not a bad example to follow at that.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 01-15-13, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

At a guess I'd say that it runs by picking up the current from the underside of the powered rail, rather than from the top, so when the snow falls it doesn't interrupt the power connection between the shoe and the rail.

You are correct thats exactly how its arranged here. I assumed you would use similar system, didn't know you use such ehm old fashioned way as top contact. Thats quite hazardous way to do it in my opinion especially in passenger rail systems.

Catfish · 01-15-13, 03:05 AM

And i thought due to global warming, we might at one time have scottish wine.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Luton, Stansted and Norwich airports have delays, snow is now starting to slowly settle here. Unfortunately I dare say that most rail services in the South-East of the country are going to be royally buggered tomorrow, 3rd rail and snow do not mix:

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