| Re: Public name for a rail cleaning train Posted by BBM at 12:10, 19th September 2025 |     |
Tim Dunn has posted on his X a video of the naming:
https://x.com/MrTimDunn/status/1968951729128370251
| Public name for a rail cleaning train Posted by grahame at 10:43, 19th September 2025 | |
From the BBC
Ctrl Alt Deleaf blows away competition as new leaf-busting train name
There are four words guaranteed to cause despair and derision among commuters waiting on a railway platform: "leaves on the line".
They are known for causing significant annual delays and prompt discussion about how a country can be considered functioning if it can't deal with some damp foliage.
Every autumn for the past 25 years, Network Rail has sought to remedy this by sending out a fleet of specialist trains to clear the tracks with high-pressure water jets.
Now the public have voted to name one of these specialist trains. The shortlist included Leaf-Fall Weapon, Pulp Friction and The Autumn Avenger. The winner? Ctrl Alt Deleaf.
There are four words guaranteed to cause despair and derision among commuters waiting on a railway platform: "leaves on the line".
They are known for causing significant annual delays and prompt discussion about how a country can be considered functioning if it can't deal with some damp foliage.
Every autumn for the past 25 years, Network Rail has sought to remedy this by sending out a fleet of specialist trains to clear the tracks with high-pressure water jets.
Now the public have voted to name one of these specialist trains. The shortlist included Leaf-Fall Weapon, Pulp Friction and The Autumn Avenger. The winner? Ctrl Alt Deleaf.
