Omega Owners Forum
https://oldsite.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl
Chat >> General Discussion Area >> It was the snow shields then...
https://oldsite.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1261394626

Message started by tunnie on 21. Dec 2009 at 11:23

Title: It was the snow shields then...
Post by tunnie on 21. Dec 2009 at 11:23
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/eurostar+trains+new+snow+shields+fitted/3472337

At a guess snow was compacted into them, then melted in the nice warm tunnel, pouring water inside the engine?

Surprised this has not come up before, since those trains run to the Alps  :-/

Title: Re: It was the snow shields then...
Post by TheBoy on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:52
I can't help think there is more to this than they say, as they have been running 15yrs.

Probably find that inadeqaute maintence has allowed more snow to get passed shield etc

Title: Re: It was the snow shields then...
Post by tunnie on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:59
could be, Eurostars were cancelled but Le Shuttle was still running (different engine design) but they have stopped now as well  :-/

Title: Re: It was the snow shields then...
Post by Martin Imber on 21. Dec 2009 at 16:40

tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:59:
could be, Eurostars* were cancelled but Le Shuttle# was still running (different engine design) but they have stopped now as well  :-/


* Mainly French design
# Mainly British design

Title: Re: It was the snow shields then...
Post by hercules on 21. Dec 2009 at 20:14

Martin Imber wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 16:40:

tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:59:
could be, Eurostars* were cancelled but Le Shuttle# was still running (different engine design) but they have stopped now as well  :-/


* Mainly French design
# Mainly British design

nice

Title: Re: It was the snow shields then...
Post by Martin Imber on 21. Dec 2009 at 21:13

wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 20:14:

Martin Imber wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 16:40:

tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:59:
could be, Eurostars* were cancelled but Le Shuttle# was still running (different engine design) but they have stopped now as well  :-/


* Mainly French design
# Mainly British design

nice


http://www.brushtraction.com/projects-Shuttle_Loca.asp?nid=212&pid=24

http://www.brushtraction.com/galleryimages.asp?fid=14

Title: Re: It was the snow shields then...
Post by Martin Imber on 21. Dec 2009 at 21:14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurotunnel_Class_9

Omega Owners Forum » Powered by YaBB 2.5 AE!
YaBB Forum Software © 2000-2010. All Rights Reserved.