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

Rasprava u 'National Railway Museum' pokrenuta od Dan Clarkson, 27. Siječanj 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. Siječanj 2015.
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  2. oddsocks

    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. Siječanj 2015.
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    Wenlock se sviđa ovo.
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    Great Western Steam New Member

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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.
     
    Great Western Steam, 28. Siječanj 2015.
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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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    simon Resident of Nat Pres

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    makes sense when you think about it, however.
     
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    Standard 4MT se sviđa ovo.
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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. Siječanj 2015.
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