| Re: Look out Eurostar as tunnel closed |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: ConorConor Date: Sep 12, 2008 20:01
> "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.
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> Trailer brake that's been dragged along the autoroute stuck on?
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Nope. I travelled 20 miles with one locked on once when a caliper
slider seized after a long downhill stretch. Apart from a bit of smoke
and a glowing brake disc, it was a non event. Cooled off in about 10
minutes and cool enough for the mechanic to work on in 30 which is less
time than the lorry was on the train.
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Conor
I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
looking good either. - Scott Adams
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