The Wrong Type Of Rain?

[John Webb]

I really want to vent some steam on this subject..........
I am totally disgusted with the way NR are (not) treating vegatation. Trees are hanging over lines. Not just leaves but a storm is bad enough to damage rolling stock.....

The trackside vegetation along the Midland Mainline in the Elstree - St Albans area and further north has been heavily cut back in the last three years with vocal protests from some local residents about the loss of mature trees! I assume they are not commuters who have suffered from 'leaves on the line'.

 

[O L Leigh]

I am totally disgusted with the way NR are (not) treating vegatation. Trees are hanging over lines. Not just leaves but a storm is bad enough to damage rolling stock....

Hello Chap!!

It's a shame you don't get as far up the line as you used to before you went off to drive those funny little green trains, as you might notice quite a few differences. They've gone quite gung-ho with the chainsaws in places, even to the point of removing an entire copse on approach to Harlow Mill (well, all bar half a tree).

I've hardly seen RHTT's about over Anglia. Have DRS lost the contract?

Nope, they're all still there. 2 x DRS RHTT's at Stowmarket and 2 x EWS RHTT's at Broxbourne. In fact, since I've been out and about the RHTT service has been strengthened. The first year I was driving it was run using MPV's but now we get T&T RHTT wagons which carry a much greater amount of water.

As far as im concerned the timetable goes out the window. A to B safely that is all that matters!

Same here. Safety first and timekeeping second.

Mind you, the rain does seem to be a big factor. Had a dry day today and all the grip magically came back.

O L Leigh