Europe heatwave melts train signals in UK

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21st Jul, 2022. 12:55 pm
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Parts of the UK are experiencing a severe heatwave as a result of wildfires.
National Railways has tweeted pictures of damaged train signals after intense heat.
The Met Office has declared a two-day state of emergency in the UK.

The temperature has risen significantly in sections of Europe that are experiencing a severe heatwave as a result of wildfires blazing throughout Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, and Croatia.

In the midst of this, the UK has been suffering from sweltering temperatures that have reached 40 degrees Celsius.

As a result, individuals’ daily lives have been disrupted as incidences of damaged train signals have been reported.

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National Railways tweeted photographs of molten train signalling equipment to illustrate the dire situation.

“We’re also asking you to check your journeys before travelling on the East Coast Main Line today because we expect severe disruption. We’re repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King’s Cross,” as stated in the caption.

⚠️ We're also asking you to check your journeys before travelling on the East Coast Main Line today because we expect severe disruption.
We're repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King’s Cross:
➡️ https://www.bolnews.com/trending/2022/07/europe-heatwave-melts-train-signals-in-uk/amp/#heatwaveuk pic.twitter.com/HU8DsGmSRl
— Network Rail (@networkrail) July 20, 2022

🤔 On any given day we have about 30,000km of rail but the network was 9km longer yesterday!
Why❓ Because the record-breaking heat was able to expand each kilometre of rail by 30cm!
Thread: https://www.bolnews.com/trending/2022/07/europe-heatwave-melts-train-signals-in-uk/amp/#statoftheday #heatwave pic.twitter.com/xcoBCAGnEp
— Network Rail (@networkrail) July 20, 2022

⚠️ Do not travel early this morning on the Midland Main Line north from London St Pancras International.
Safety checks continue after record temperatures exceeding the design limits for track and overhead line equipment:
➡️ https://www.bolnews.com/trending/2022/07/europe-heatwave-melts-train-signals-in-uk/amp/@StPancrasInt #heatwave pic.twitter.com/ayl6EqQuD4
— Network Rail (@networkrail) July 20, 2022

In a second tweet, a user named George Fouracres showed how the oppressive heat caused fire sprinklers to go off inside a building.

“When global warming sets off your thatched roof’s anti-Puritan/cannonfire sprinklers,” he wrote.

When global warming sets off your thatched roof’s anti-Puritan/cannonfire sprinklers pic.twitter.com/cEKerw0w6N
— George Fouracres (@GeorgeFouracres) July 19, 2022

Due to the Met Office’s prediction that the temperature could exceed 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in the country, a two-day state of emergency has been proclaimed.