waltjnr 5,958 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Just now, FLATTOP said: Ive met Thomas and his mate Percy lol at a rail museum called Chapple they have a beer festival there I went on a little steam train in North Wales, they served ales ,made it a good trip 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 15 minutes ago, waltjnr said: Proper interesting,cheers ! How do hot countries, Australia, India ect ,cope especially India, a carriage for 100 ,with 500 sitting on roof !different steel ? Work it out …..ambient temperature changes of a lesser degree will cause less thermal expansion . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 10,401 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, FLATTOP said: Different stressing of the rail we stress our rail to the extremes of our climate other countries would stress differently I would imagine. it’s indian steel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.357shooter 991 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 so today it was the same as yesterday topping out at 37 deg c. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 3,655 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, mC HULL said: it’s indian steel Tata steel it still has to be stressed I have been on the Indian railways several times to put it mildly their track is scary. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 3,655 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, .357shooter said: so today it was the same as yesterday topping out at 37 deg c. I think it hit 40.2 at Heathrow and maybe Conningsby Lincolnshire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 5,958 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 31 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Work it out …..ambient temperature changes of a lesser degree will cause less thermal expansion . OK OK, yes say it like that makes sense ,not something I mull over usually, just all the scare mongering press ,made me think ,40 degrees ain't that special lots of countries hotter ! How do they cope ,now I know cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 4,474 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Also in hot countries or countries that normally experience higher temps the working day fits around it, siesta or early start and finish, acclimatisation, in really hot spots the feel chilly in 25 degrees , the hardest I've seen are where you have highs of forty and lows of minus 20. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 How come other rails an tarmac be fine in let's say Spain? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 4,474 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Francie said: How come other rails an tarmac be fine in let's say Spain? Same reason Eurostar can go faster in Europe , better tracks more investment in transport, not sure about tarmac more stone maybe , a lot of hot places have clay/concrete roads... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,077 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 41 minutes ago, FLATTOP said: Tata steel it still has to be stressed I have been on the Indian railways several times to put it mildly their track is scary. Pretty stressfull as the loco pulls into bradford , joking aside i enjoy watching some of these railway travel programs Some of the stations we built in India are grand looking buildings 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,809 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 It's roasting here too lol 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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FLATTOP 3,655 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 3 hours ago, baker boy said: Were you sitting on the roof or clinging to the side you have to experience Indian railways I went cheapest ticket I could to get the full experience and wow it’s mad biggest employers in India apparently Indian railways. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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