5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
19-12-2009, 14:39
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5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
Sounds like stranded passengers had a nightmare. Emergency evacuation procedures look a bit lacking.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8422305.stm
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19-12-2009, 16:05
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
Condensation is a bitch....
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21-12-2009, 14:03
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
They've now shut down thier car service
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8424646.stm
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Channel Tunnel services are in chaos as Eurotunnel closes its car shuttle, and Eurostar launches a review into train breakdowns.
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21-12-2009, 14:28
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
Wrong kind of snow, eh?
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21-12-2009, 14:32
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
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Wrong kind of snow, eh?
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I think the excuse given was cold trains going from cold air in the open, into warm humid air in the tunnels caused excessive condensation to build up and short many electrical systems.... Like that was an unforeseeable issue.... 
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21-12-2009, 14:35
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
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I think the excuse given was cold trains going from cold air in the open, into warm humid air in the tunnels caused excessive condensation to build up and short many electrical systems.... Like that was an unforeseeable issue.... |
Yeah I read that. Can't help but think we've had cold weather before since Eurostar started, surely something else has changed.
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21-12-2009, 14:38
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
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Yeah I read that. Can't help but think we've had cold weather before since Eurostar started, surely something else has changed.
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Maybe a maintenance issue.... Lets face it, lots of campanies have downsized their workforces in the last year. And some of those (like EDS) have come a cropper when essential maintenance takes a back seat to the companies bottom line....
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21-12-2009, 14:43
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
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I think the excuse given was cold trains going from cold air in the open, into warm humid air in the tunnels caused excessive condensation to build up and short many electrical systems.... Like that was an unforeseeable issue.... |
To quote a Eurostar spokesman:
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Shields fitted to the trains to stop snow getting into the electrics had failed and needed to be improved
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From the Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/eu...third-day.html 
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21-12-2009, 15:47
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
Ive been following this closely.
My parents had already booked on eurotunnel for Sunday and went a day later due to the chaos.
Even today they were waiting in a queue for an hour before being told to turn round.
All trains are stopped and they have had to head towards Dover ferry port instead.
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21-12-2009, 16:41
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
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Wrong kind of snow, eh?
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I think the excuse given was cold trains going from cold air in the open, into warm humid air in the tunnels caused excessive condensation to build up and short many electrical systems.... Like that was an unforeseeable issue.... |
Oh right, wrong type of cold.... 
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21-12-2009, 16:42
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
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Maybe a maintenance issue.... Lets face it, lots of campanies have downsized their workforces in the last year. And some of those (like EDS) have come a cropper when essential maintenance takes a back seat to the companies bottom line....
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Does seem a bit strange, after all they've been running for 15 years with no problems, as you say probably a maintenance issue. Deteriorated seals not being renewed or similar.
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21-12-2009, 16:44
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
Ok that is me never going to France now, getting stuck in a tunnel claustrophobia in overdrive lol................oh hang on there is still the boat I guess.
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21-12-2009, 16:49
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
As long as you don't suffer from seasickness, Jules.
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21-12-2009, 17:28
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
I don't have this problem.
I stay at home in front of a nice fire with nibbles and a very large vodka.
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21-12-2009, 19:19
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Re: 5 Eurostar trains break down in chunnel
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As long as you don't suffer from seasickness, Jules.
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