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UK Rail and Trains

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Maybe shouldn't have chopped down those trees then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

seen so many reports of this recently, clear bank of trees taht are holding it togther, then landslip happens.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's a double edged sword as the trees put leaves on the line that make it slippery and can fall on it for trains to hit. They do stabilise steep cuttings though. Something like soil nails or other erosion control measures, combined with smaller trees and bushes would be ideal however more expensive