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That water issue is caused by blocked condenser drains on the internal cooling part of the system normally in the ceiling of the train carriage. Dirt and insects can block the drain pipes. But at least the passengers get a cool shower during the trip!

That is a maintenance issue. Older aircon units need more frequent checks and maintenance. There is heritage rolling stock with aircon dating from the 1940s and it works fine as its given additional servicing every summer and copes fine even with temperatures into the mid 40s. So the...

How old are those 465 units? Here in Australia all new trains built since the early 1980s have been fully air-conditioned. Regional trains have had air-conditioning on some lines as far back as the 1940s and 1950s. Some of which are still found on some Regional trains to this day.

It seems the UK is experiencing a typical Australian summer. For the railways that means between 10am and 8pm the dreaded heat speed restrictions and it depends on the temperature as to how slow they are. If its over 36 degrees C it means 80kph max speed and if its over 40 degrees C its 40 kph...

You think its bad in Europe with overnight trains. Try riding on Queensland Rails the Inlander train from Townsville to Mount Isa its 21 hours on an overnight train with only 2 + 1 seats and no buffet car at all!

I would have thought the terminal stations would have been the least of the problems given some of those stations have more than 20 platforms available. Are they particular what platforms they use or is it what ever is available on the day hence the need to check the platform information screens...

Are the eurostar lines not using ETCS level 3 moving block signalling? As this has a capacity of around 30 trains per hour which means even with eurostar trains operating on the tunnel section every 15 minutes that is alot of train paths for freight and other slow local trains. Do we know if...

4 trains per hour is only every 15 minutes on a modern railway with ETCS level 2 or 3 signalling it would be able to support train movements every 90 seconds however most systems would cap it at 120 seconds to give a little lee way. Thus there is plenty of room for high speed freight trains on...

In Brisbane there is a significant difference in service levels and frequency between bus services in the Brisbane City council area and the Moreton Bay City council area to the North. In Brisbane you could have buses running every 15 mins or better from 5am to midnight. Where as in the Moreton...

Bus interchange is often used where a number of local buses connect with another high frequency service. Eg in Brisbane it is used at 8 mile Plains to refer to the interchange with the high frequency electric BRT service into central Brisbane. It is also use on the Sunshine Coast eg noosa...

Bangkok Thailand still has a significant number of metro buses that have roving conductors on them they normally women. On private operators its often a husband and wife team. With the husband driving and the wifi collecting the fares.

Or just run the eurostar far more frequently eg every 30 minutes to Paris and Amsterdam and reduce the fares to encourage regular commuting between the 3 city pairs of Paris, London and Amsterdam.

Myself I prefer locomotive hauled trains for regional and long distance trains they are generally more reliable and comfortable with diesel locomotive at the front of the train. No noise from engines under every carriage floor. For suburban trains I prefer DMU with onboard toilets eg Vline...

The other thing about this free travel in Victoria its covers and area equivalent to the entire UK. So essentially you can travel free of charge anywhere within 500 km of Melbourne. Victoria has the cheapest regional fares of any developed nation in the world. One of the interesting facts when...

Western Australia is All DMU services on its regional long distance network. The only locomotive hauled passenger train in WA is the Indian Pacific but its really a rail cruise not a regular train. Victoria has only one traditional locomotive hauled service the twice daily Melbourne to Swan...