2 flakes of snow and it all falls apart
On Dec 5, 6:22*pm, Anthony Polson wrote:
BrianW wrote:
On Dec 5, 1:08 pm, Anthony Polson wrote:
wrote:
I suppose the plus side of diesels is that they don't have to worry about
dodgy eletricity supplies. Though you have to wonder how the metro systems
in places like canada and oslo manage to run when its -20C and snow a metre
deep.
Because they get those conditions every winter and are completely
geared up to dealing with them?
We cannot cope with snow because we don't get it every year so are not
geared up for it at all. That applies across most industries and
transport modes, not just rail. Just look at the way the road system
grinds to a halt when it snows, because councils are unable to cope
and most motorists haven't got a clue about choosing the right tyres
for their vehicles.
I'm not so persuaded by this, because it seems to me that every year
now we hear the excuse that "we don't get this weather every year"!
For a period of 15 years we had hardly any snow in winter south of the
Peak District. *During that period, when climatologists were telling
us that winter snow was gone for good because of climate change, how
persuaded would you have been by a proposal to invest many tens of
millions of taxpayers' money in snow and ice clearance measures for
the railways of the south east of England?
In fairness, it was only supposed to be a light-hearted comment of
mine.
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