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‘Fine Snow’ Stranded Undersea TrainsEurostar has had problems with its trains in snowy conditions since they were built for the undersea Eurotunnel in the 1990s. Still, the company claims to have been unprepared for the trains’ short-circuiting that delayed some 2,000 travellers for up to 16 hours in December According to an article on the New York Times website by the Associated Press, a review of why melting snow managed to strand five Eurostar trains blames failing filters, which prevented moisture from getting in. The report also said the company needed better communications during emergencies. When five trains broke down in the 50-kilometer (31-mile) Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, passengers complained there was “no information, no food, no water and confusion about evacuation procedures,” says the article. The report said Eurotunnel and Eurostar need better emergency communications, including a videolink between the companies’ crisis control centers and a way to communicate with train crews inside the tunnel. To read the article on the New York Times site, please click here:
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