Heat on overhead power lines has caused the cancellation of trains between London Liverpool Street and Suffolk and Essex. The National Express East Anglia hourly service from London to Ipswich will be cancelled from 1202 BST while others will terminate at Colchester. The Southend to Liverpool Street line is also hit with a total of 35 trains affected. The company said it intended to operate a full evening service. Speeds reduced National Express East Anglia said: "Due to high temperature on Monday 27 June, speed restrictions have been imposed due to the design of the overhead line equipment. "This equipment is subject to major renewal which will prevent the need for speed restrictions in the long term. "We intend to operate a full AM and PM peak service." Temperatures are expected to hit 31C in the east of England. A Network Rail spokeswoman said speeds were being reduced on the London to Norwich Great Eastern line from 90mph to 80mph and could be further reduced to 60mph "in the hottest part of the day". Source:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13926651
Ha ha..... maybe we're of an certain age to remember the .....wrong type of leaves ....and the wrong type of snow etc I think I maybe also remember the wrong type of coal
I do remember that, indeed...ly........ Council jobsworts checking my coal bin, donkey's years ago.... Now they check the gap between the wheelie bin and its lid.... To see if we overfill.........
