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

Dieses Thema im Forum 'National Railway Museum' wurde von Dan Clarkson gestartet, 27 Januar 2015.

  1. Dan Clarkson

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    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 Januar 2015
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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!
     
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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.
     
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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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