Chunnel trains stopped by bad weather

[Brolan]

Story here

I'm having a hard time figuring out how a difference in air temperatures would cause trains to lose traction in the channel tunnel.

 

[John Picard]

Expansion/contraction differences of the rails? Condensation? I'm just throwing out ideas.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Sources at Eurostar are blaming condensation shorting out the electrical sytems when the trains went from sub-zero temperatures outside to the tunnel to 25°C inside.

 

[USS KG5]

Sources at Eurostar are blaming condensation shorting out the electrical sytems when the trains went from sub-zero temperatures outside to the tunnel to 25°C inside.

The amazing thing is that it affected so many trains. Quite simply the build up of moisture that guarantees a fault must be pretty significant.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

The amazing thing is that it affected so many trains. Quite simply the build up of moisture that guarantees a fault must be pretty significant.

It seems that snow getting into the electrical systems may have been to blame.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8423780.stm

 

[Brolan]

I am looking forward to going through that tunnel some day. It's an amazing piece of engineering.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

I think the Seikan tunnel that the Japanese built between Honshu and Hokkaido is even more amazing given the nature of the geology in that region. It's longer than the Chunnel but the undersea distance is smaller.

 

[StolenThunder]

I am looking forward to going through that tunnel some day. It's an amazing piece of engineering.

It's alright. It's pretty dark!

I thought the Oresund Bridge and Tunnel was an excellent experience though.