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Title: Rail Head Treatment Trains
Post by: grahame on October 01, 2019, 17:16:55
From Rail Advent (https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2019/10/network-rails-rhtt-trains-are-ready-for-the-autumn.html)

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Network Rail’s RHTT trains are ready for the Autumn

I've seen these running on the Marston Vale line and the stock parked up in the spring at York.  How many lines in GWR land are covered, and at what frequency?

By the way - I have quoted the headline as written in Rail Advent - but does not the second T in the acronym stand for "Train", so should the headline not read "Network Rail’s RHTTs are ready for the Autumn"?


Title: Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains
Post by: SandTEngineer on October 01, 2019, 17:57:10
Some already run on the Falmouth branch in Cornwall.  See down the page here: http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc


Title: Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains
Post by: a-driver on October 01, 2019, 20:09:31
They’re a waste of time.  RHTT speeds by, cleans the railhead but whips up the leaves behind it.  Leaves fall back down to earth landing on the new wet railhead and they stick to it.  A couple of later later and you’re back to square one!


Title: Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains
Post by: MVR S&T on October 01, 2019, 23:46:42
Yes running through Hinton Admiral now:

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U21931/2019/10/01/advanced


Title: Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains
Post by: CyclingSid on October 02, 2019, 07:12:55
The I newspaper this morning, on page 2, has an infographic on getting leaves of the rails. New system will be trialled on a commuter route. It involves spraying sand between the wheels and the track. I thought this was something new with steam engines.



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