Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
 Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 20:15 10 Dec 2025
 
- Spat at, attacked and threatened by schoolkids - life as a bus driver in Britain
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]		 13/12/25 - Inspiration, Paddington
17/12/25 - Interrail pass sale ends
31/12/25 - Photo competition closes
06/03/26 - TWSW General Meeting

On this day
10th Dec (2021)
Final day of through SWR services London (Waterloo) to Bristol Temple Meads (link)
Train RunningCancelled
19:36 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill
20:00 Bourne End to Maidenhead
20:20 St Erth to St Ives
20:34 St Ives to St Erth
21:31 Exeter St Davids to Penzance
21:36 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway
22:30 London Paddington to Bedwyn
22:53 Didcot Parkway to Reading
Short Run
14:30 London Paddington to Penzance
15:36 London Paddington to Penzance
16:15 Penzance to London Paddington
16:36 London Paddington to Penzance
17:36 London Paddington to Penzance
17:50 Penzance to London Paddington
17:59 Cardiff Central to Penzance
18:30 Plymouth to Penzance
19:15 Penzance to Exeter St Davids
20:08 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
20:15 Penzance to Plymouth
21:00 Penzance to Exeter St Davids
21:15 Great Malvern to Bristol Temple Meads
23:45 London Paddington to Penzance
Delayed
17:24 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
17:27 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
19:15 Taunton to Cardiff Central
19:28 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
•
PollsThere are no open or recent polls
•
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
•
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
•
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
•
Train companiesSelect from:
GWR
SWR
XC
Chiltern
TfL
TfW
WMR
Southern
• Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple Meads • Bath Spa • Chippenham • Swindon • Didcot Parkway • Reading • London Paddington • Melksham
Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street
December 10, 2025, 20:22:35 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[117] Railways Bill 2025: introducing and designing Great British Ra...
[109] Closures of loops and through services - on this day, 10th Dec...
[86] Social media check before you travel?
[57] Gatwick Airport - facilities, improvements and incidents - mer...
[41] Chance meeting on a train
[32] 175s to GWR
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Great Western Coffee Shop > Sideshoots - associated subjects > The Lighter Side > vote for your favourite rail leaf cleaner
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: vote for your favourite rail leaf cleaner  (Read 3620 times)
infoman
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1622


View Profile
« on: October 04, 2024, 08:30:37 »
Network Rail are inviting travelers to vote for the name of their leaf busting machine,the names are.



    Ctrl Alt De-leaf

    Leaf-Fall Weapon

    Pulp Friction

    The Autumn Avenger
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 45741



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2024, 08:43:19 »
Quote from: infoman on October 04, 2024, 08:30:37
Network Rail are inviting travelers to vote for the name of their leaf busting machine,the names are.



    Ctrl Alt De-leaf

    Leaf-Fall Weapon

    Pulp Friction

    The Autumn Avenger


https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/can-you-help-name-one-of-our-leaf-busting-trains/
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Transport User Group, West Wiltshire Rail User Group Committee and TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
johnneyw
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 2640


From station to station, back to Bristol city....


View Profile
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2024, 13:09:13 »
The NR» (Network Rail - home page) link lists a few of the others that didn't quite make the final 4.....pity that' Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Leaf Machiney’ wasn't included.   Cheesy
Logged
Chris from Nailsea
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 20780



View Profile Email
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2024, 13:42:26 »
Well, that's a releaf.  Roll Eyes
Logged
William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
AMLAG
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 271


View Profile
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2024, 14:27:44 »

 Quote from NR» (Network Rail - home page) Media and PR▸ (Public Relations) Contractors:-

“We use tried and tested methods for keeping trains moving through autumn as well as different techniques and new technology in some parts of the country.”

A simpler method for a start would be to re establish the 5 metres back from the cess flail strip railway standard, to at least remove the now widespread tree, bushes, buddleia and bramble etc lineside growth that increasingly comes into contact and scratches trains paintwork etc.. viz IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) on the Newquay branch as just one example.
Logged
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 19491



View Profile
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2024, 14:39:07 »
Leafy McLeaf-face?
Logged
"Good news for regular users of Euston Station in London! One day they will die. Then they won't have to go to Euston Station ever again." - David Mitchell
Western Pathfinder
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1709



View Profile
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2024, 14:43:10 »
That was never going to be a matter of when and if but how long before
Logged
johnneyw
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 2640


From station to station, back to Bristol city....


View Profile
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2024, 16:06:23 »
Quote from: JayMac on October 04, 2024, 14:39:07
Leafy McLeaf-face?

I'd put pretty good money on the likelihood that was amongst the many suggestions made.
Logged
johnneyw
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 2640


From station to station, back to Bristol city....


View Profile
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2024, 16:10:36 »
I wooden wish to add to any tree based puns.
Logged
Chris from Nailsea
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 20780



View Profile Email
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2024, 16:29:01 »
Ah!  I've just twigged what this topic is about.  Smiley
Logged
William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
Chris from Nailsea
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 20780



View Profile Email
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2024, 16:34:47 »
Quote from: AMLAG on October 04, 2024, 14:27:44

A simpler method for a start would be to re establish the 5 metres back from the cess flail strip railway standard, to at least remove the now widespread tree, bushes, buddleia and bramble etc lineside growth that increasingly comes into contact and scratches trains paintwork etc.. viz IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) on the Newquay branch as just one example.


Also on the line between Trowbridge and Melksham, and on to Chippenham: on a recent journey, I was somewhat startled at the amount of foliage which was hitting the train as we passed.  Roll Eyes
Logged
William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
eightonedee
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1885



View Profile
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2024, 19:22:07 »
I thought these had already been named! I have clear memories of these from my commuting days. Network Rail would "do" the North Downs line with them and park them up in platforms 4/5/6 at Reading, where they would leave the engines running, generating a lot of noise and fumes for those of us getting off or on the trains to Guildford or Waterloo.  Their pathing also meant that connections were missed at Reading due to the delay to the following (often my) train. Grr......... !

They (or rather, their cabs) were in various colours, including one in pink, but I'm pretty certain all carried names, painted on the cabsides. I regret that the names they carried were not sufficiently memorable that I now recall them.
Logged
Chris from Nailsea
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 20780



View Profile Email
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2024, 19:31:45 »
They aren't just used on branch lines, then?
Logged
William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1]
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules via admin@railcustomer.info. Full legal statement (here).

Jump to top of page • Jump to Forum Home Page