Presumably HS1 was built to a spec which can withstand strong winds that would disrupt other parts of the network. The route definitely is devoid of trees around the tracks, and I'm guessing the OHLE is of a much more durable specification?
....but it's pretty exposed on the Medway Viaduct.
There is planned engineering work taking place between Bournemouth and Southampton Central this weekend. In the event of weather related events affecting this work, is it likely that the RRBs will still run as planned?
The Manchester Evening News chooses to illustrate this with a bad picture taken with a phone out of a stationary train window at Cheadle Hulme. Presumably there is a house rule saying you can't write an article without including a picture?
EMR have also suspended all services in Lincolnshire/East of Nottingham.
Just viewed that infamous forecast on youtube. The full version (2 mins34 seconds) can be found by typing michael fish forecast 1987 into either Bing or Google. In it he reassures viewers that there isn't going to be a hurricane, which was technically correct as the sustained wind speeds didn't reach force 12. However, when referring to the "vicious" low pressure system that became the storm he said that the strongest winds would pass over France and/or Spain rather than southeast England. I think words he uses to describe the weather in England is "quite windy" which is hardly as bad as what the storm turned out to be
As Northern have been running them since start of service, why not?
I've had a mooch around on Traksy, Not necessarily London- There are lots of 'ROOFS' 'TREES' plus 'SHED ROOF' 'BILL BOARD' and I only had a mooch for a couple minutes; It's going to be a massive clean up operation.
Even now the service indicator has a yellow triangle but it does say no service. Heathrow Express is the same.
Only moving in the Manchester direction though, the other line is still blocked.
To be fair to GTR, they were advising people not to travel yesterday. Not all TOCs were doing that.
It’s the tiles surrounding the clock face outside which are precarious with some missing. Obviously inside is out of bounds but I don’t think the current wafer thin roofing would have survived the storm. It’s constantly leaking when it rains so god knows what 70mph winds would do to it.
Yes and the neighbouring M2 played host to one of many lorry turning overs today on the viaducts.
I believe they can pass through but the station is closed to passengers
May not be the quickest but the easiest way is possibly Victoria line to Brixton and 109 bus to Croydon
