Rail Head Treatment Trains

grahame

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Rail Head Treatment Trains

« on: October 01, 2019, 17:16:55 »

From Rail Advent

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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"?


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SandTEngineer

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Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains

« Reply #1 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


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a-driver

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Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains

« Reply #2 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!


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MVR S&T

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Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains

« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2019, 23:46:42 »

Yes running through Hinton Admiral now:

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


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CyclingSid

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Re: Rail Head Treatment Trains

« Reply #4 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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