RAILSCOT | Watch: Train driver uses hot water to clear horn blocked by snow [Scotsman]

Watch: Train driver uses hot water to clear horn blocked by snow [Scotsman]

Date: 09/02/2021

The makers of LNERs new fleet of Azuma trains admitted today their horns could be blocked by a very heavy snowfall.

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WATCH: Train driver uses hot water to clear horn blocked by snow

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The makers of LNERs new fleet of Azuma trains admitted today their horns could be blocked by a very heavy snowfall.

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09/02/2021	Snow causes 'major disruption' at main Glasgow stations [Glasgow Live]
05/02/2021	Snow and flooding block Highland railway lines, ScotRail confirms [Inverness Courier]
05/02/2021	Leamington railway artist creates two new paintings related to town's station to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the 'Big Four' private rail companies [Leamington Courier]
04/02/2021	Network rail working to clear Highland main rail line [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
04/02/2021	Workers battle blizzards as Highland Main Line buried under drifting snow [Press and Journal]
04/02/2021	Railway blocked by deep snow, confirms Network Rail Scotland [Strathspey Herald]
02/02/2021	Northern issues 'Do Not Travel' advice for Calder Valley following heavy snowfall [Northern]
02/02/2021	Weather warning: several Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services cancelled across Scotland due to yellow snow and ice warning [Scotsman]
25/01/2021	LNER Runs Haggis Cooking Class To Celebrate Burns Night At Home [LNER]
21/01/2021	Passengers using LNER train services set to face delays as heavy rain causes flooding [Northumberland Gazette]
11/01/2021	Aerial photo of snowy Ross-shire landscape shared by engineers [Ross-shire Journal]
02/01/2021	Network Rail helicopter seen in Edinburgh skies was checking city's train line [edinburghlive]
25/12/2020	Photographs for Christmas Day - a trip from Gleneagles to Crieff [Railscot]
24/12/2020	Train company delivers giant teddy bear to toddler in Scotland on behalf of family unable to visit her [Fife Today]
22/12/2020	LNER IC225 sets head for temporary store [Railway Gazette]
13/12/2020	LNER launches first calendar celebrating the rail line which serves the strath [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
10/12/2020	Highland Line gets ready to clean up over Christmas [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
06/12/2020	Steam's up for the festive season in Strathspey [Strathspey Herald]
04/12/2020	Trains cancelled as 'thundersnow' causes chaos across Borders [Radio Borders]
04/12/2020	Heavy snow disrupts railway amid active Met Office warning [Inverness Courier]
03/12/2020	2020 National Railway Heritage Awards [NRHA]
30/11/2020	LNER releases new face mask design for St Andrews Day [Railstaff]
20/10/2020	Staycationers now taking the train in eco-conscience shift [Scotsman]
09/10/2020	More than 20m to be invested in Cairngorms Mountain resort [BBC News]
02/10/2020	The mystery of the East Coast ghost trains [Independent]
16/09/2020	See inside refurbished first class lounge at Berwick railway station as it opens to customers [Berwick Advertiser]
10/09/2020	Overhauls for LNER's remaining Class 91s and Mk 4s [RAIL]
05/09/2020	LNER adds extra trains between Newcastle, Edinburgh and London [Chronicle Live]
04/09/2020	Centenarian Cameraman: Ron Buckley - Britain's Oldest Railway Photographer [The Railway Hub]
29/07/2020	At-seat food and drink service to launch on LNER trains [Mail Online]
24/07/2020	Auction offers a chance to bid for a piece of LNERs history [LNER]
18/07/2020	LNER 'not running coronavirus safe service' [Scotsman]
16/07/2020	LNER launches unique Tyne Bridge face mask design [nechronicle]
07/07/2020	Snowdon Mountain Railway takes delivery of diesel-battery locomotives [Railway Gazette]
26/06/2020	LNER to operate InterCity East Coast services for a further three years [Railway Gazette International]
16/05/2020	LNER Celebrates Azuma First Birthday with the chance to name a train [LNER]
11/05/2020	Watch: awesome video shows LNER drivers view of Edinburghs Forth Rail Bridge crossing [Scotsman]
05/05/2020	LNER FutureLabs innovation programme launched [Railway Gazette]
04/05/2020	Video: Enjoy an Azuma train driver's view of the strath at super high speed [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
28/04/2020	This amazing video shows what an LNER train driver sees on the journey from Edinburgh to London [Scotsman]
22/04/2020	Steam locomotive 60009 Union of South Africa set for year at East Lancs Railway [RailAdvent]
20/04/2020	Goose lays eggs at railway station during lockdown [BBC News]
10/02/2020	Cancellations to rail and sail services as snow warning raised across north of Scotland [Press and Journal]
09/02/2020	Storm Ciara: Major disruption on Scotland's railways as services cancelled and delayed due to extreme weather [Scotsman]
04/02/2020	Azumas Highest challenge [Rail Engineer]
26/01/2020	This train will shortly be arriving in King-goosey [Scotsman]
07/01/2020	Arran ferry campaigners call for bad weather facilities to be restored [BBC News]
23/12/2019	LNER's retro High Speed Train bound for storage [RAIL]
18/12/2019	Edinburgh bids farewell to last Intercity 125 High-Speed Train on final tour of the east coast [The Scotsman]
14/12/2019	New railway timetable brings extra services [Scotsman]
11/12/2019	The life and times of two very different mountain railways [Railway Technology]
03/12/2019	Countdown is on for arrival of Azuma trains in Inverness [Inverness Courier]
26/11/2019	LNER's new Azuma trains won't get extra luggage space till after Christmas to ease crush [Scotsman]
26/11/2019	New Azuma rail fleet starts between Aberdeen and London [BBC News]
26/11/2019	Video: New 'revolutionary' train service departs Aberdeen for first time [Evening Express]
18/11/2019	New rolling stock lowers the average age of UK train fleet [RAIL]
14/11/2019	Shocking photographs show horrific damage to Azuma LNER train following Leeds Station depot crash [Yorkshire Post]
26/10/2019	Bike storage on brand-new LNER trains downright dangerous [The Scotsman]
10/10/2019	ScotRail employee nominated for top lifesaver award [ScotRail]
23/09/2019	'Revolutionary' LNER train will transform journeys for Aberdeen passengers [Evening Express]
01/08/2019	Brand new Azuma trains to run to all Scottish cities by November [Scotsman]
01/08/2019	Celebrating Yorks importance as a rail city on Yorkshire Day [Network Rail]
31/07/2019	LNER's first Azuma train reaches Edinburgh [Scotsman]
14/05/2019	The very first LNER Azuma in service [YouTube]
11/03/2019	LNER Azumas cleared for passenger service [Railways Illustrated]
28/02/2019	First passenger services use new longer platforms at Edinburgh Waverley [Rail Engineer]
27/02/2019	US passenger train stuck in snow for nearly 40 hours [BBC News]
15/02/2019	Network Rail ploughs ahead with £1.7m winter fleet refurbishment [Network Rail]
03/01/2019	Full steam ahead for old railway tunnels as cycle paths [BBC News]
28/12/2018	Rail firms deploy technology to cut false on time train updates [ITV News]
14/12/2018	HIE takes control of CairnGorm Mountain [BBC News]
29/11/2018	Cairngorm funicular company placed into administration [BBC News]
24/11/2018	ScotRail plans new carriages for skis, boards and bikes on snowsports express [Scotsman]
21/11/2018	Report on Cairngorms funicular railway structural problems delayed [BBC News]
09/11/2018	LNER rolls out app that tells passengers which seats are free in every carriage [Daily Mail]
10/09/2018	East Coast Azuma trains thwarted by northern track [BBC News]
25/08/2018	Hitachi investment in train factory tops £100m with new building completion [Chronicle]
08/08/2018	Train derailment in Lochaber caused by rapid thaw of snow [Scotsman]
27/07/2018	Lightning strikes cause rail chaos across East Coast [BBC News]
24/06/2018	East Coast train line back under public control [BBC News]
01/06/2018	Cairngorm funicular to close for one month [Strathspey Herald]
18/03/2018	Work begins on 10 year programme to modernise the famous Snowdon Mountain Railway [Telegraph]
15/03/2018	Drifting snow shuts Cairngorms' funicular railway tunnel [BBC News]
09/03/2018	Abseilers complete overnight snow battle to re-open North Berwick rail line [Scotsman]
06/03/2018	Incredible video shows snowplough train busting its way through snow [Lowestoft Journal]
03/03/2018	UK weather: Rail passengers face continued disruption [BBC News]
03/03/2018	Video: Inquiry call over snowmaggeddon train service meltdown in Scotland [Herald]
19/12/2017	New Azumas get inaugural Scottish Highlands run [RTM]
10/12/2017	Memorial marks 80 years since Castlecary train disaster [BBC News]
16/08/2017	Virgin Trains Azuma crosses Border for first time [Scotsman]
22/06/2017	Three shortlisted for West Coast Partnership franchise [Railway Gazette]
23/04/2017	Rail royalty Flying Scotsman meets modern era trains [BBC News]
22/04/2017	Flying Scotsman will measure up to modern trains in unique Yorkshire railway event [Yorkshire Post]
21/03/2017	Four trains, four generations - history to be made on Yorkshires East Coast Main Line [Virgin Trains]
05/02/2017	Southern rail deal is 'shocking betrayal', RMT union says [BBC News]
22/11/2016	Humza Yousaf 'out of touch with reality' after he denies ScotRail is providing a poor service [Telegraph]
19/10/2016	Thousands apply for train driver jobs on east coast route [BBC News]
10/10/2016	Virgin Trains recruiting £57,000 drivers for east coast line [Scotsman]
02/09/2016	Snowdon Mountain Railway celebrates 120th anniversary [BBC News]
31/05/2016	Birmingham New Street tram extension opens [Rail News]
24/05/2016	BBC commissions 'slow TV-like' live trainspotting show [Telegraph]
26/04/2016	Birmingham New Street tram extension to open in May[Rail News]
20/03/2016	Virgin Trains East Coast Azuma Train In Action! [Citytransportinfo]
18/03/2016	Edinburgh to London train journey time to be cut to four hours [BBC News]
14/02/2016	Railway work to be carried out 3,600ft up Glencoe mountain [Scotsman]
12/02/2016	Midland Metro LRVs to go catenary-free [IRJ]
02/12/2015	Test run ahead of trams' return to Birmingham [BBC News]
07/11/2015	Discover National Railway Museum's steamy theatre show [BBC News]
04/02/2015	The railway lines alarmingly close to the sea [BBC]
10/12/2014	Scotland faces being struck by a 'weather bomb' [Scotsman]
08/09/2014	Announcement 'imminent' on new railway line at Dawlish [Western Morning News]
06/07/2014	Country house with its own railway station where residents can flag down trains goes on sale for £425,000 [Telegraph]
09/04/2014	Railway writer and former train worker says farewell to historic steam engines in Shildon [Northern Echo]
12/02/2014	Network Rail denies Dawlish plan [Railnews]
10/04/2013	Damning Flying Scotsman report issued by National Railway Museum [Rail.co]
27/03/2013	Snowdon Mountain Railway workers battle to reopen snow-hit track [BBC News]
04/03/2013	New operator sought for CairnGorm Mountain ski centre [BBC]
04/02/2013	Swiss love affair with rail turns sour [BBC News]
05/11/2012	Snowdon Mountain Railway taking delivery of new carriages [BBC News]
18/06/2012	'The world's most famous train' - The Flying Scotsman celebrates 150 years [BBC News]
12/04/2012	A feast of steam for railway enthusiasts [Yorkshire Post]
03/12/2011	Highland rail line snow-busters gear up winter storms [Highland News]
07/11/2011	Lion on the line: Passengers are locked on train for two hours after sighting of big cat... in YORKSHIRE
07/11/2011	Fire damages Snowdon Mountain Railway office [BBC News]
08/09/2011	Snowdon 4x4 brought back down from summit [BBC Wales]
20/04/2011	Welsh Highland Railway steam trains are running again [Wales Online]
24/02/2011	Snow and ice affected derailed Carrbridge freight train [BBC]
31/01/2011	Near rail miss at Carstairs blamed on snow and ice [BBC]
31/12/2010	ScotRail set for £500,000 ticket refund over snow chaos [BBC News]
23/12/2010	Images reveal far north line's problems with snow [BBC News]
13/12/2010	'Skirting' the snow [Scottish Government]
04/12/2010	Trains restored to north of Scotland [BBC News]
04/12/2010	Rail bosses facing fines over paralysed network [Express]
03/12/2010	Driver stops train to rescue swan in snow [BBC News]
29/11/2010	Train services - Monday 29 November [ScotRail]
01/04/2010	Snow strands passengers on train [BBC News]
01/04/2010	Snow travel problems continuing [BBC News Article]
03/03/2010	Image reveals avalanched railway [BBC News]
11/01/2010	Carrbridge derailment - day 8 [Railscot]
11/01/2010	Probe into rail near miss in snow [BBC News Article]
05/01/2010	Snow derailment problems continue [BBC News]
23/12/2009	Steam train's snow rescue [BBC News]
22/12/2009	Snow chaos hits city rail station [BBC News Article]
29/03/2006	Simulators teach engine drivers to handle all potential risks [Scotsman]
18/01/2005	Snow in Scotland delays services
06/02/2001	Train trapped in snow at Kinbrace [BBC News]

Watch: Train driver uses hot water to clear horn blocked by snow [Scotsman]

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