Talk:Operation Stack

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Tried to clean up the article, but info on Suffolk is hard to find. Can anyone else help? Regan123 20:36, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, didn't mean to delete the above—just got carried away with the old cut and paste...Thanks for restoring Dick G (talk) 05:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Waterbrook[edit]

I agree there is no info / reference material, but living in Ashford, I know that the facility has been used for processing the lorries after they've been parked on the M20, before allowing onward travel. Olive Oil 13:03, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure you're right, but what concerned me was a complete lack of sources. Is there a paper reference? Regan123 18:34, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is this two articles?[edit]

The way Suffolk and Kent had been merged had me confused for a while. I suggest that this needs to be clearer.

Option 1: Create two articles Operation Stack, Kent and Operation Stack, Suffolk then disambiguating this page.
Option 2: Start the article with a general Operation Stack is a codename for the method of using sections of main road to park lorries when ports are blocked by bad weather or industrial action. Then break the rest of the article into a Kent section and a Suffolk section.

MortimerCat 00:54, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How often?[edit]

How often does Operation Stack come into force? Seems to be quite often (every few weeks) in my anecdotal experience --LukeSurl 17:56, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's difficult to comment on how often, depends upon bad weather and the French, might be nothing for months and then three or four periods over a few weeks as recently - Olive Oil -_ŢάĽɮ - 18:28, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Operation stack positive experience[edit]

Dispite the problems operation stack gives to the local people in Kent, I really think that this is a good solution. On the French side there is nothing organised by police what-so-ever. This means it's a nightmare waiting and a nightmare for those who try to sneak or jump the queue. If you try to jump the M20 and they will catch you, you will be sent back as far as J7 and start al over again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.234.148.129 (talk) 20:31, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Facilities and arrangements for lorry drivers?[edit]

Hi, please can a knowledgeable person update the "Procedures" section with some information on what happens to the lorry drivers? For example, do they stay in their cabs with their vehicles - if so, what arrangements are made for food, drink and toilet facilities if the operation is in place for more than half a day? If not, is there some kind of bus which operates along the stack, ferrying drivers to/from facilities - what facilities and where please? Thanks, Andrew Oakley (talk) 15:09, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Health and Safety regulations?[edit]

In the section on Felixstowe there is the following statement "This is implemented when winds exceed 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) as the cranes cannot be operated due to Health and Safety regulations.[23]". I am not sure the regulations are the real restriction here. I would have thought the cranes cannot be operated because of their manufacturer ratings, or simply because it would be dangerous to do so in such winds (loads may swing erratically). Thinking about this another way, if all Health and Safety regulations were revoked completely, would the cranes then operate in high winds? Probably not, because it would be dangerous. The port's insurers may also raise concerns or create restrictions. Does anyone else think this should be re-worded? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.24.23.196 (talk) 10:07, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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