Storm Pia disruption - Thursday 21st December 2023

[Bald Rick]

To abandon Engineering work would cost hundreds of thousands,

tens of millions!

 

[dk1]

I've booked 27th-30th Dec. Wonder if there will be storms or other disruption. They should theoretically be normal working days.

Anything can happen

 

[Egg Centric]

Suggest anyone stuck on Xmas Eve and truely without any other option posts here, there may be kind railforumers that would help out.

(This post should not be read as me volunteering to drivine someone from Penzance to Kirkwall with my floating car)

 

[Howardh]

I'm sick of bloody weather.

Thinking of emigrating to Pluto (yes, I still consider it a planet, couldn't care less who thinks

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Right now I just wish someone would turn the weather off, at least for a fortnight.

All these storms are caused by an over-warm Atlantic meaning the air holds more moisture and is more volatile. Could be like this for years.

Or for ever. Meaning our transport network has got to live with it, and overhead wires aren't the way forward if gales are to be commonplace. Worrying times..

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Suggest anyone stuck on Xmas Eve and truely without any other option posts here, there may be kind railforumers that would help out.

(This post should not be read as me volunteering to drivine someone from Penzance to Kirkwall with my floating car)

Not a bad suggestion. At worst users can pass on useful information, as in get information ahead of others and act accordingly (IE grab a coach ticket) but the last few days have shown how little info stranded pax get.

 

[Egg Centric]

Not a bad suggestion. At worst users can pass on useful information, as in get information ahead of others and act accordingly (IE grab a coach ticket) but the last few days have shown how little info stranded pax get.

Indeed plus honestly if someone has a couple of hours to spare, why not drive someone somewhere? As I said I'd be mad to commit to anything because I simply cannot at this point as precise Xmas eve plans aren't set in stone and I have close family ranging from a 6 week old daughter to 95 year old grandmother I'll be with but if I can and it's relevant then I wouldn't mind giving more or less anyone non-stabby a lift for an hour or so. This is something I've done many times before - and also taken advantage of many times before (albeit people seem to be getting less generous in this respect these days which reminds me I need to do the trip report for the Hawick walk sometime!)