Public chooses Ctrl Alt Deleaf as name for leaf-clearing train
A leaf extraction train, greeting as an important part of the fleet of Network Rail’s fleet, was called CTRL sub -dirlaaf after the public vote.
Designed to explode the leaf of the fee, the special vehicle will be deployed from Surrey Effingham Junction next week.
The name is PUNS on the computer command control-bottom-detelet.
The UK’s 20,000 miles of railway network claims with approximately 500 billion leaves per year. These cause significant autumn deterioration by sticking to moist rails and squeezing under the train wheels.
The resulting thick, slippery layer, similar to black ice, reduces the grip of the train and can prevent the signal from detecting the presence of a train in the new runway sections.
In October 2021, speed restrictions are applied to reduce accidents such as accidents between two trains outside a tunnel near Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Lisa Angus, Director of Network Rail’s Industrial Air Intervention, said, ız Our leaf trains are unknown heroes of British autumn and circulate the length and width of the country to ensure that the railway works.
“The operation scale to ensure that passengers move in autumn is the monumental: CTRL sub-defect and leaf-busters train fleet will cover more than a million miles and distribute rapid reaction teams and use more technology than ever.
“Our teams will work uninterruptedly in this autumn to keep the pieces without leaf in order to ensure that passenger and cargo services can continue to work safely and reliably.”
The other entrances, which were short -list for the name of the train, were the rubbing weapon, rubbing paper dough and autumn Avenger.
Tim Dunn, a railway historian and television presenter Tim Dunn, on the evaluation panel that constitutes a short list of more than 1,300 nominations, said, “It was great to see that many of the people were involved in the name of the leaf bending train.
“Thank you to everyone who devoted time to send a name for a winner and to vote.
“Leaf -throwing trains are a vital tool in the operation to solve the effect of Network Rail’s effect on railways.
“I am very pleased that the public can honor these magnificent machines with such a wonderful name.”
