47. 1Z39 on the UK's hottest day-19.07.22

What an extraordinary day! I took a couple of short rides out on Bertie on what was to become the hottest day ever recorded in the UK. I recorded a maximum of 39.2 degrees C at my home in Roade a little short of the 40.2 recorded at Heathrow. Riding gently on the bike was actually quite cooling until coming to a halt when the intensity of the extreme heat was fully felt! I was keen to capture the passage of a set of charter stock to and from Euston hence my forays to the lineside; needless to say there was nobody else mad enough to be out to see the train with sensible people seeking comfort in the shade of their darkened homes!