I'm sure in hotter countries the rails would have been put down in the heat,
so they are always expanded. I'm from Brisbane, and the heat is like this
for 6 months of the year.. no problems there..

But tell me how in a place like Switzerland, which is regularly over 30 in
Summer, and regularly under snow in the winter can run their trains on time
every time all the time?

"Col" wrote in message
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I see we have this problem again, and the heat hasn't even peaked yet!
I don't intend this post to be a whinge against our railways, so I will
ask
this question, what happens to the rails in other countries that have
routinely far higher summer temps that we do, the US for example?

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

"InMyTree" wrote in message
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But tell me how in a place like Switzerland, which is regularly over 30 in
Summer, and regularly under snow in the winter can run their trains on time
every time all the time?

That is exactly my question. I appreciate that track can be pre-tensioned
at a level to suit the generally expected extremes in a country, but Britain
hardly has an extreme temperature range compared to other parts of Europe.

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

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