Rail network in meltdown as temperatures hit new British record of 38.7°C
Aug 05, 2019
2 minutes
DR SARAH POWELL/TWITTER
JAKE NEIL/T WITTER
BRUTAL temperatures over a two-day period brought chaos to large parts of the rail network, affecting millions of rail passengers.
The effects on one route were still being felt several days later.
As temperatures began to rise into the upper 30s on July 24, the temperature of the railhead in many locations was far higher at 55-60°C.
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