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Topic: New Trains 'Too Heavy For Tracks' (Read 1270 times)
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Lee
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New trains which have been introduced on several southern England routes have experienced track problems and rail delays because of their heavier weight (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/08/new_trains_too_heavy_for_track.html#moreThe trains have been brought in by Southern , South West Trains , and Southeastern companies. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said the heavier trains were "causing a different sort of wear to the track". Network Rail has blamed more track faults in part on "heavier trains with stiffer suspension". |
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courgettelawn
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I missed this one earlier.
I can hardly contain my surprise. The basics of the track company and the train company communicating to ensure their trains will run on the track and vice versa that their track will be suitable for new trains cannot have been that difficult, surely?
Mind you, this, with the signalling issues that Network Rail are struggling with, makes me wonder whether those in charge of Network Rail need to go.
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