叶片在线导致铁路问题 - 这是如何，以及我们正在做的影响
秋天的天气可能使安全训练在铁路上努力
在英国的铁路上有1000万棵树，每秋季，千吨叶子落在轨道上。
刮风的条件会导致重型叶子落在短时间内，雨水意味着它们更有可能坚持轨道。
火车通过叶子时，火车的热量和重量将它们烘烤到轨道上的薄湿滑的层中。这是铁路的黑色冰。
有时火车需要放缓以保持安全
Slippery rails make it hard for trains to accelerate and brake effectively. Safety is our priority, so when this happens, drivers have to pull out of stations more slowly and brake much earlier for stations and signals to make sure they stop in time. This can lead to longer journey times and delays.
轨道上的叶片的积聚也可以通过在火车车轮和轨道的电气部分之间形成屏障来引起延迟，这有助于我们进入列车的引脚。当我们不确定究竟在火车的地方时，后面的列车将被延迟在红色信号，直到第一列火车的位置建立，所以我们的控制室可以自信，火车之间总有一个安全的距离。
全年准备
We work all year round to prepare for autumn so that we can minimise delays for passengers and freight.
Managing trees and plants near the railway
我们全年我们仔细管理了铁路旁边生长的树木和植物，以便我们可以最大限度地减少由叶坠落引起的火车延误。
We manage the lineside environment in a way that allows us to run a safe and reliable service for passengers and promotes natural biodiversity along the railway. You can find out more about our approach on ourvegetation management page.
Autumn timetables
在带有非常重的叶子的地区，一些火车运营商公布了特殊的秋季时间表，并进行了修订的旅程时间。这些时间表允许额外的培训司机比一年中的其他时间更加谨慎地开车，以便他们可以让乘客到他们需要安全和可靠地进行的地方。
我们如何减少叶片造成的延迟
即使是最好的准备，叶子也落在了线上。我们整个赛季努力工作，以最大限度地减少延误，并安全地将乘客安全到目的地。
叶子破坏火车
- 我们拥有61列叶子列车，在铁路周围移动，通过将其用高压水射流喷射爆炸叶覆盖物来围绕铁路的顶部。
- 这些火车还涂抹凝胶，含有沙子和钢颗粒的混合物，以帮助火车车轮沿着轨道运行，因为它们通常会。
- We also have 80 two-person leaf-busting teams on-hand 24/7 at key locations across Britain to scrub the top of the rails by hand with a sand-based treatment, so that trains can run safely and reliably on the tracks.
- 我们的专业天气预报员监控天气状况，并帮助我们充分利用我们的资源。
- Between October and December we receive forecasts twice a day that include estimates of leaf-fall and highlights locations needing more attention, so that we can target our leaf-busting machines and teams most effectively, and keep the railway running as smoothly and safely as possible.
Find out more about our seasonal track treatment and weather support vehicles
你知道吗？
In 2019 our leaf-busting trains treated 895,217 miles to keep the rail network clear. This is equivalent to travelling to the moon three and a half times.