Published on : Monday, October 1, 2018
Build-up of leaf mulch can also make it harder for our signallers to detect a train’s location, causing delays when subsequent trains are not able to proceed until the train in front is further up the line.
Equipped with a high-pressure pump, our leaf-busting trains clean the railheads with adhesion modifier – a mixture of suspension gel, sand and steel or iron shot – that is pushed through the compressed leaves and debris, clearing the tracks and helping the signalling system to work correctly.
Source:-Network Rail
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