It's less about avoiding trees falling on tracks and more avoiding leaf fall onto the lines. Some coniferous trees wouldn't get the leaf problem but still fall over. Some large coniferous bushes (if they exist) are likely best to go next to railways.
Railway cuttings have structural integrity without trees. It seems in this case the trees have been coppiced rather than removed, in line with Network Rail’s consultation with the Tree Council (they should have gone for Ent Moot).
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Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
Officials officially didn't care
Highstronaught@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
It's less about avoiding trees falling on tracks and more avoiding leaf fall onto the lines. Some coniferous trees wouldn't get the leaf problem but still fall over. Some large coniferous bushes (if they exist) are likely best to go next to railways.
Mex@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
Fix leaves issue, get new issue of land slides now the trees are no longer holding the banks together.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
Railway cuttings have structural integrity without trees. It seems in this case the trees have been coppiced rather than removed, in line with Network Rail’s consultation with the Tree Council (they should have gone for Ent Moot).