A Glimpse Of Train Travel Troubles Caused By Weather
Travelling by train is definitely one of the most popular ways of transit in the
UK despite the reduction of railway lines with the rising preference of road transport. But the traffic congestions are a serious problem since the roads have increased less than proportionately to the forever increasing volume of traffic. Hence many people still prefer the trains as they balance the time consumed and the costs well, compared to transit by air, water and roads.The only setback for the train travelers is the unseasonable United Kingdom weather. Weather affects all modes of transport but the impact on trains is significant due to the substantial number of people getting stranded in a single go due to postponing or cancellations. It also becomes very expensive for the train services to provide alternative transport, temporary accommodation or refunds. Although many-a-times trains are cancelled or postponed by the train services for engineering work, the passengers are usually notified well in advance to avoid any communication gaps and resultant travelling discrepancies for them.
Hence it is usually the weather in the following forms that affect train travels, knowing which, can help have a little foresight about the travel and avoid all possible trouble emerging from it -
Heavy Rainfall
Water logging on the tracks means speed restrictions, possible power supply problems and even communication issues. Usually when localized flood alerts are sent out such as Cardiff weather trends for September 2012 currently reveal, trains most obviously are cancelled and in worst case scenarios stranded without communication or even derailed in case of heavy freight trains. The only way to dodge this is to postpone as many people in Wales have done or travel with sure confirmations about the train schedules only if absolutely urgent.
Lightning
Rains or no rains, lightning singularly can cause serious troubles by striking signaling equipment, overhead gantries, stanchions to the extent of resulting in power cuts, electrical fires, stranding, loss of communication and so on.
Snow
Other than the usual interruptions caused by all kinds of precipitation, snowing creates block points which commonly leads to trains stopping unexpectedly.
High Winds
It may be hard to believe but Scotland can be taken as a good example to see how high winds can severely affect train journeys. Aberdeen weather in 2012s September has seen numerous instances of trees or other objects flying and landing on the tracks almost hitting the train driver or even causing derailments. To worsen things, the gales in Scotland have been accompanied with torrents of rain making it difficult to substitute rails with roads.
Extreme Temperatures
When its too hot, lines tend to sag and when its too cold, the tracks and power lines suffer from frosting and ice which leads to speed restrictions, cancellations and power issues.
No train journey preparation ends after booking the tickets online. Remember to check weather and timings with the train services instead of the online booking platform to get reliable information. In case of terrible weather, its always best to wait it out unless its so important that the risks involved can be overlooked.
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