Northern Trials New Technology To Blast Leaves From Train Tracks
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Rail Technology Magazine.
This is the sub-heading.
Northern is trialling new technology to blast leaves from train tracks this autumn. The technology, called Water-Trak, is attached to the undercarriage of passenger trains and sprays a small amount of water onto the track when a slippery rail is detected. This creates rainy-day conditions on the rail surface, which cleans the rail and makes the conditions better for braking.
Northern have fitted the Water-Trak system to five trains this autumn and seem pleased with the results, as they are fitting another eleven trains for next autumn.
The Anonymous Widower 
Another winter, another Rail Operating Company issues a press release about its innovative leaf-busting technology.
Comment by BrianA | October 3, 2023 |
Yes and all over the Northern Hemisphere the enduring problem of leaffall has train operators wringing there hands. It not as if it’s a uniquely British problem, I’ve had conversations with people all over Europe and North America and nobody seems to have the answer.
Comment by fammorris | October 3, 2023 |
Well Network Rail do have a sort of answer (see by earlier post)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmlrnw8ywzjo
admittedly it’s fitted to special purpose vehicles but it does have the virtue of providing a more comprehensive solution that fitted to Northern Rail’s passenger rolling stock.
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