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Public train operators pioneer new leaf-busting tactics this autumn from cryogenics to the ‘Sand Rover’
South Eastern Railway are deploying the ‘Sand Rover’ 4x4 for the first time on their network to keep vital aviation fuel moving.
SWR are working closely with Network Rail on passenger trains fitted with reactive sand and water applicators.
Meanwhile, Northern are trialling new technology that fires dry ice pellets at leaves to freeze and blast them off the tracks,
Engineering synergy: Publicly owned train operators co-ordinate maintenance plans to improve depot efficiency
Train operators in public ownership have begun co-ordinating their maintenance plans at Heaton depot in Tyne & Wear in an efficiency drive that is expected to be rolled out across the country.