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Date: Sep 11, 2008 15:22
After the second major fire in it's relatively short life, this could put a
crimp on the idea of moving more passengers from air to "high speed" rail.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Sep 12, 2008 01:02
Depresion wrote:
> After the second major fire in it's relatively short life, this could
> put a crimp on the idea of moving more passengers from air to "high
> speed" rail.
Unlikely, because (AIUI) the fire originated on a lorry.
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Author: BrianWBrianW Date: Sep 12, 2008 01:25
On 11 Sep, 23:22, "Depresion" < 127.0.0.1> wrote: > After the second major fire in it's relatively short life, this could put a
> crimp on the idea of moving more passengers from air to "high speed" rail.
Did anyone else notice that the Curse of Gollum struck again? On the
very day that Duhg posted a link saying that passengers were switching
from air to rail services using the tunnel, the damn thing goes and
sets on fire.
Once again, Gollum's 100%% record of fuck ups is unblemished.
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Date: Sep 12, 2008 04:36
"Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:9M6dnbR7vO-ov1fV4p2dnAA@bt.com...> Depresion wrote:
>> After the second major fire in it's relatively short life, this could
>> put a crimp on the idea of moving more passengers from air to "high
>> speed" rail.
>
> Unlikely, because (AIUI) the fire originated on a lorry.
What has that got to do with it? The fire closed the tunnel for all trains.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Sep 12, 2008 05:07
Depresion wrote:
> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:9M6dnbR7vO-ov1fV4p2dnAA@bt.com...>> Depresion wrote:
>>> After the second major fire in it's relatively short life, this
>>> could put a crimp on the idea of moving more passengers from air to
>>> "high speed" rail.
>>
>> Unlikely, because (AIUI) the fire originated on a lorry.
>
> What has that got to do with it?
Because it shows that it wasn't the mode of transport that caused the
problem.
> The fire closed the tunnel for all
> trains.
Indeed, just as a lorry crash on a motorway or a freight aicraft crashing at
an airport closes those facilities until they're repaired. The only reason
the Tunnel closes for longer is because it's a more complex structure with
more complex equipment.
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Date: Sep 12, 2008 05:46
"Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:GsGdndq3yeX1xlfVnZ2dnUVZ8q_inZ2d@bt.com...> Depresion wrote:
>> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:9M6dnbR7vO-ov1fV4p2dnAA@bt.com...>>> Depresion wrote:
>>>> After the second major fire in it's relatively short life, this
>>>> could put a crimp on the idea of moving more passengers from air to
>>>> "high speed" rail.
>>>
>>> Unlikely, because (AIUI) the fire originated on a lorry.
>>
>> What has that got to do with it?
>
> Because it shows that it wasn't the mode of transport that caused the
> problem.
That is totally irrelevant though.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Sep 12, 2008 06:14
Depresion wrote:
> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:GsGdndq3yeX1xlfVnZ2dnUVZ8q_inZ2d@bt.com...>> Depresion wrote:
>>> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:9M6dnbR7vO-ov1fV4p2dnAA@bt.com...>>>> Depresion wrote:
>>>>> After the second major fire in it's relatively short life, this
>>>>> could put a crimp on the idea of moving more passengers from air
>>>>> to "high speed" rail.
>>>>
>>>> Unlikely, because (AIUI) the fire originated on a lorry.
>>>
>>> What has that got to do with it?
>>
>> Because it shows that it wasn't the mode of transport that caused the
>> problem.
>
> That is totally irrelevant though.
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Sep 12, 2008 11:59
"Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote
> Unlikely, because (AIUI) the fire originated on a lorry.
The report I read stated that the fire started in a lorry which had
overheated brakes but this seems almost impossible to me.
When you finally pull the handbrake on on one of those trains, you will have
been travelling at very low speed for 10-15 minutes around the terminal and
will have been completely stationary for several minutes while booking on,
doing immigration controls etc...
Lorry brakes do catch fire, for example if you come down a mountain too
fast. But not after the dead-flat run into Calais, 15 minutes in the
terminal and 20 minutes into the train journey.
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unpleasant" ( Doug Bollen)
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Sep 12, 2008 12:19
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote
>>> Unlikely, because (AIUI) the fire originated on a lorry.
>
>
>
> The report I read stated that the fire started in a lorry which had
> overheated brakes but this seems almost impossible to me.
>
As you say, it does seem unlikely, but then that's journalists.
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Sep 12, 2008 13:28
"Knight Of The Road" hotmail.com> gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying:
> The report I read stated that the fire started in a lorry which had
> overheated brakes but this seems almost impossible to me.
>
> When you finally pull the handbrake on on one of those trains, you will
> have been travelling at very low speed for 10-15 minutes around the
> terminal and will have been completely stationary for several minutes
> while booking on, doing immigration controls etc...
>
> Lorry brakes do catch fire, for example if you come down a mountain too
> fast. But not after the dead-flat run into Calais, 15 minutes in the
> terminal and 20 minutes into the train journey.
Trailer brake that's been dragged along the autoroute stuck on?
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