Network Rail says the work was for safety reasons, but residents claim healthy trees have been felled.
  • Highstronaught@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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.ukOPMEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Fix leaves issue, get new issue of land slides now the trees are no longer holding the banks together.

      • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
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        2 months ago

        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).