Track scales like this one determined how much shippers would pay. Older scales were intricate mechanical devices.

Around 1,500 litres of white paint is being applied to railway tracks to prepare for hot weather ... and means it is not safe to run trains over them. Buckled rails caused by hot weather led ...

Around 1,500 litres of white paint is being applied to railway tracks to prepare for hot weather ... and means it is not safe to run trains over them. Buckled rails caused by hot weather led to a ...

White paint helps reflect ... When very hot weather is forecast, train speed restrictions are introduced to reduce the force on rails. Engineers also check track stability each winter and ...