Leaves, heat or snow - which seasonal hazard causes the most train problems? - MSE News

Former_MSE_Megan_F

Leaves on the line, snow on the tracks or speed restrictions due to the heat - here's how many cancellations these seasonal disruptions cause each year...

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'Leaves, heat or snow - which seasonal hazard causes the most train problems?'

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agrinnall

A pretty pointless report because on my local line a 'leaf fall' timetable is issued each year simply so that the trains don't have to be cancelled as they are never scheduled to run.

redux

For comparison, how many cancellations are caused by strike action, by poor implementation of new timetables, or by lack of staff for other reaeons (all of which are arguably more under control of the operators)?

daveyjp

New timetable, lack of roling stock, lack of trained staff to operate rolling stock, lack of staff with new route knowledge have had a far biggerimpact in the last 2 months than I have experineced from weather over the last 30 years of using the rail services.