Train signals melt in UK as unprecedented heatwave bakes Europe. See pics
India Today
According to posts shared by the official Twitter handle of National Railways, photos of molten train signaling equipment gave a clear depiction of the dire condition.
The mercury has alarmingly shot up in parts of Europe that are reeling under a severe heatwave due to wildfires raging across Portugal, Spain, France, Greece and Croatia. Amid this, the UK has been experiencing scorching temperatures topping 40 degrees Celcius. As a result, daily lives of the citizens have taken a hit as incidents of damaged train signals were reported.
According to posts shared by the official Twitter handle of National Railways, photos of molten train signaling equipment gave a clear depiction of the dire condition. “We're also asking you to check your journeys before travelling on the East Coast Main Line today because we expect severe disruption. We're repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King’s Cross,” read the caption.
We're also asking you to check your journeys before travelling on the East Coast Main Line today because we expect severe disruption.We're repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King’s Cross:https://t.co/nNgIhK31bw#heatwaveuk pic.twitter.com/HU8DsGmSRl
On any given day we have about 30,000km of rail but the network was 9km longer yesterday!Why Because the record-breaking heat was able to expand each kilometre of rail by 30cm!Thread: https://t.co/ktgEMy0Zpa#statoftheday #heatwave pic.twitter.com/xcoBCAGnEp
Do not travel early this morning on the Midland Main Line north from London St Pancras International.Safety checks continue after record temperatures exceeding the design limits for track and overhead line equipment:https://t.co/lciteE69RY@StPancrasInt #heatwave pic.twitter.com/ayl6EqQuD4
Another post shared by a Twitter user named George Fouracres showed fire sprinklers getting activated inside a building as a result of the sweltering heat.
“When global warming sets off your thatched roof’s anti-Puritan/cannonfire sprinklers,” he wrote.
