Rain stops play.
 

After having what seemed the hottest day of the year at home I was surprised to see what woes the rain was causing further north.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...tland-18623801

Rail distruption has been massive especially on the ECML. Seems lots of problems with sheer volumes of water. Not right in June!!
The disruption is also causing a lot of headaches for our heritage railway sites with a big drop in revenue! due to the drop in visitors! Not good for sure.
When will we get a summer anyone?????
Cheers
Phil

We could have already had it Phil but I hope not. Remember that last week of May with cloud free skies and sunshine - well that's how it was in Shropshire anyway. Tomorrow my wife and I head for 2 weeks based in Keswick by train to Penrith. I'm just hoping that it won't be a 15 hour journey. Rain forecast Saturday to Tuesday at least.

I know that there was a fair amount of vegetation around the lines where there were land slips, but the cutting back of trees near the line is only going to cause more landslips. I think that with no roots to bind the top soil, heavy rain will cause more and more problems. What do others think?