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4 weeks is aprox 1/12 of a year. A train costs multiple millions of £. So 'thousands' of pounds seems reasonable to keep them running properly for 1/12 of the

4 weeks is aprox 1/12 of a year. A train costs multiple millions of £. So 'thousands' of pounds seems reasonable to keep them running properly for 1/12 of the year. Are leaves heavy and sticky when just fallen? From my experience that seems to be the case when they've been around a while. The whole issue is that the network is running at near capacity. If they're being moved away every hour, it doesn't seem like you'd get that issue. Ultimately it hasn't been done, so in some sense you are correct. I think it's more a case that they can't be bothered, rather than a technical or financial limitation.

avianlyric 4y ago
> Ultimately it hasn't been done, so in some sense you are correct. I think it's more a case that they can't be bothered, rather than a technical or financial limitation. Seems rather uncharitable. Given how much effort various rail companies put into providing a good rail service, seems rather odd that they got to leaves and decided “they can’t be bothered” anymore. I mean why stop there? Why bother running the trains at all? Why bother doing track upgrades or maintenance? There’s 20,000 miles of train track in the UK. At 100mph it would take you 8days to traverse all of it. You would need 200 leaf clearing units running at 100mph 24/7 to clear leaves every hour. I can see why that might be a logistical challenge.