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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm stuck in stupid America, but my British friends tell me of regular rail delays because of leaves on the rails. I assume that isn't a problem with these trains, so why is this a problem in the UK?

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[–] L3mmyW1nks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they're just taking a piss? Same for the whole train system shutting down due to a single snowflake.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I've been looking into it since I posted that and apparently it makes the rails slippery and the trains have to slow down because of it and trains have to slow down because of it.

https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/leaves-line

So I guess the answer is that these trains have to slow down too.