RHTT workings and bad weather

[Stuart0742]

How or Will the current wintery weather affect the operation of the RHTT's.

Will they continue?

I assume normally the RHTT operations have finished before the bad weather sets in.

 

[33056]

Bad weather has no bearing on RHTTs, when the leaves have all come off the trees then they will finish. Probably only a couple of weeks left, maximum.

 

[dogman]

Scotland already finished treating. Rest of country to finish by 12th, except for de-icing 3rd rail.

 

[TDK]

Bad weather has no bearing on RHTTs, when the leaves have all come off the trees then they will finish. Probably only a couple of weeks left, maximum.

There is a timetable for commencement and termination of the RHTT workings reegardless of the leaves. The RHTT is a nightmare when the temperature drops below zero as this forms a layer of ice on the rail that in turn worsens the adhesion drastically, a few years back a class 175 that has a good WSP system and sanders overshot Chirk by almost a mile following the RHTT in freezing conditions, when I joined the MOM for a railhead assessment the adhesion was down to 15% after the RHTT had passed but 60% before, the railhead had to be hand sanded by NR at both Chirk and Ruabon whilst the temperatures were below freezing. So the answer is, no the RHTT stilloperates but not so effectively

 

[Stuart0742]

...... The RHTT is a nightmare when the temperature drops below zero as this forms a layer of ice on the rail that in turn worsens the adhesion drastically,......... So the answer is, no the RHTT still operates but not so effectively

That was what I was thinking, especially if there is a layer of snow.