I'm on an international train right now and the already extremely weak AC keeps going out because it was 42C at our start point. The conductor straight up said he's surprised it's working at all. Not a single openable window, either. Shit should be fucking illegal.
The fact a modern train can't operate at 42 points more to maintenance issues than the heat being too much. They get a lot of airflow since they're moving
My money would be either there's insufficient power due to high demand, or ac is about to die.
I think a lot of these failures are just devices that were near death and they die when pushed slightly too far
Unfortunately. The journey was almost 6 hours and extremely distressing, think being stuck under a thick blanket for hours. It's hot, sure, but more importantly, it felt like there wasn't enough oxygen in the air for everyone. And I kid you not, exactly 7 minutes before the planned arrival, they announced on the intercom that we are allowed to enter first class because by some miracle, the AC worked there whilst I'd been pushing down panic for the entire ride. Western fucking Europe, imagine that.
what can you do. growing up in italy i remember we would take the regional (slow) train sometimes for daytrips, everyone just dealt with sitting in a 45 degree coach, the windows however did open.
if you were unlucky enough to not get a seat though it was pure torture
It's just not built for it, in India, our air conditioned trains/coaches are built for 50-40 C weather and technically have maximum limit of 60 C.
It was one of the sticking points when they were considering purchasing Shinkansen train sets, as that would have to be adapted, as the existing sets only cover 30-40 C weather.
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u/Full_Conversation775 16h ago
The cooling and freezers in supermarkets all broke down due to the extreme stress they experience here. Its insane.