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Re:The Cold Hard Facts of Freezing to Death (1997) by ivix on Friday December 28, 2012 @09:19PM (#4980774)
The problem of course is that diesel fuel goes thick and viscous at very low temperatures.
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Re:The Cold Hard Facts of Freezing to Death (1997) by philjohn on Saturday December 29, 2012 @03:49AM (#4981543)
I discovered this last winter when it got to -15 here in the UK - I was waiting for a diesel train from our local station that was 20 minutes late as they couldn't get it started.

It was interesting seeing electric trains too - the pantographs gave off amazing blue sparks that you normally don't get when the weather is warmer.

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