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According to a very good friend of mine, who is a train driver of some years experience, this is a major problem.
I know from what he has told me, that on numerous occasions he has had some frightening moments trying to slow an H.S.T down in a hurry due to this mulch that gets on the tracks. Evidently it gets compressed on the tracks and almost acts like a Teflon finish.
I do know that, in extreme cases, his train operator has had to get court orders to allow them to cut lineside vegetation down. If that is still the case I dont know, but in one instance he told me the drivers could not see a distant signal due to vegetation. They had to threaten a walkout to get that one resolved.
Makes you wonder if the world is wired up wrong does'nt it.
Paul.
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