Snow

Is it the right kind of snow?

I'm sitting here waiting for the Picc to go tits up. Ruislip to Uxbridge gone, next - Northfields to Heathrow

I suspect that the low temperatures are affecting the operation of the points - most of the delays appear to be down to 'signal failures'.

That's not that bad!!!!! ;D ;D



Taken from this thread a little while ago:

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Yes, saw the long train at the road bridge at Chalfont & Latimer as I drove under. The line was suspended north of Rickmansworth for a time; this was then reduced to just Chalfont-Amersham according to the staff at Rickmansworth, who were very helpful in trying circumstances. It was a shame that Chiltern refused to help out by stopping two of their SB trains to help some commuters get to work; instead they reversed a train north to south in platform 1 at about 07.30.

Chiltern did stop some of their trains this morning to help out, but some didnt because they were already full or were too long. We were lucky that the train was stalled on the Northbound line and that they have a depot at Aylesbury

The first train to Chesham (Staff Train) was indeed pushed out this morning, running as a 16 car to Amersham, then back to Neasden. The snow was not the reason, but Metronet have ben unable to find a reason as of yet.

Once this train was at Amersham the Chilterns started running up to Aylesbury, followed by an Amersham and then the Chesham (4car, instead of the 2 through trains).

The sleet trains were out all night and de-icing was being done till about 10.00 and still on-going north of Rickmansworth.

Plus various other on off signal/points failures, the connect radio and the loss of a "useful" IT system made the morning made for a busy morning. As usual all the met line station staff did a good job

That is exactly the same as BBC London news :-)

Well lets put it this way, who's in charge of making sure point heaters work and who wouldn't give us permission to run sleet trains overnight as their engineering work was far more important? Any guesses yet?!!
Metronet were saying that they didn't get the news about the snow until midnight!!

Thats strange, I heard the news on Monday hence me getting up half hour earlier yesterday to ensure I got in to work on time on time.

Before people start misunderstanding, I'm not pointing any fingers - just a general comment at the situation. I just still think the lack of implementation of what would be now rather "normal" continguency plans after over a hundred years of railways is appalling.

I just hope the people responsible (be it Metronut, Broken Tube Lines, Notwork Fail, LUL, Private operators) get penalised heavily. Simply unacceptable in a "Global City" in an "Advanced Industrialised Nation".

I'd be more understanding if it was 5 inches of snow rather than 2.

It was a tad more than a little bit of snow. If it was anything like the Rail Adhesion Train on the met last year, Metronet wanted 24hours notice to run it, well unless i have been mistaken for 3 years since i have been a signal operator, the idea of the the RAT was to have it there ready and waiting incase people like myself report the adhesion as being poor.

Snow... did I miss the fun then?



You mean, they haven't been able to come up with an excuse with is at least partially believable???

Looks like from the scrrengrab of live travel news , I did miss the fun! Looks like I took my break at the right time then!

Not Russia, surely?

Moscow currently basks in a balmy -18c... Just right for me!

I wonder how the day is going to be today and how many traines are going to decide its to cold out and come up with little faults and lets see if metronet have improved from last time seeing they have had plenty of pratice this year so far.

Good luck all at getting to work i am about to start trying to get their myself so hope you all have a great day.

It doesn't look too bad in Cambridge at the moment, but that doesn't necessarily mean that London isn't buried. FCC claim that they were running empty trains all night to try to prevent things icing over. A test of their claims will be whether I get to work somewhere not too far off 9.