17.10.2022

Artikel Nummer: 42570

Sweeping autumn leaves off Scottish tracks

Scotland’s Railway has launched its autumn treatment programme to remove leaves and debris from the tracks and help keep trains safe on the rails this autumn.

Network Rail’s special fleet of leaf-busting trains will operate around-the-clock until December 2022, helping to keep services on the move and reducing delays during this challenging period. Leaves on the line is the railway’s equivalent to black ice on the roads – causing trains to lose their grip on the line and increasing braking distances.

With thousands of tonnes of leaves falling onto Scotland’s Railway each year, trains passing over them compress leaves onto damp rails, leaving a slippery black surface which affects train braking. (ben)

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