London Banter - View Single Post - Problems with the conductor rail. For a change.

Roland Perry · May 1st 15, 01:24 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 06:24:03
on Fri, 1 May 2015, remarked:
Trouble with that idea is that passengers open them. Opening windows are
a very bad idea at 100MPH or when rushing through tunnels, as Great
Northern passengers have discovered with the class 365 EMUs.

But those windows are the only source of ventilation. If the need to
open them *only* arises when the aircon has failed[1] then I expect
they'll stay shut most of the time.

Wrong! Too many passengers open them unnecessarily. The forced air vents are
better at providing fresh air except at speeds when the noise from open
windows becomes a nuisance.

An air conditioned train with noisy open windows will soon have people
closing them.
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Roland Perry