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A weed or not a weed? That is the question.

Тема в разделе 'National Railway Museum', создана пользователем Dan Clarkson, 27 янв 2015.

  1. Dan Clarkson

    Dan Clarkson Guest

    Today’s post is by Chris Mossop, Design Manager at the National Railway Museum. Keeping the tracks clear of vegetation is a constant problem for the railways. The most effective way of doing this has been the use of chemical weed-killer … Continue reading →[​IMG]
     
    Dan Clarkson, 27 янв 2015
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    oddsocks Well-Known Member

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    A very basic error in the first paragraph of this article. "Six tankers of weed killer". No. Six tank wagons of water to be mixed with weed killer in the Spray coach. Please NRM, get your facts right!
     
    oddsocks, 27 янв 2015
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    Wenlock нравится это.
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    Disappointing that the NRM can't do a bit more research when writing these articles. I've spotted a fair few now- this error being up there as one of the worst.
     
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    Is that right? I never knew that it was mixed on the go, you learn something every day!
     
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    makes sense when you think about it, however.
     
    simon, 28 янв 2015
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    Standard 4MT нравится это.
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    The contractor at MHR uses his nifty Land Rover and dilutes the chemical using the water crane.

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    Footbridge, 28 янв 2015
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