I know the pine trees at the station locations on the line cause many a volunteer annoyance / concern. Yet the historic Scots pine trees we own were originally planted by Great Western Railway to mark station locations. As such the trees are all covered by Tree Preservation Orders and there is a regime of annual inspections. As a result of these inspections a certain number of trees need to be felled every year; many are now 100+ years old and some reaching end of their life. In order to do this we have to apply to the relevant Council for permission.
With no trains running & a possession in place it was a busy day on site with the removal of 7 trees.
Yes, it's a shame to see the Corsican Pine trees go; but there is a silver lining to their removal, and that is that there will be less pine needles to clear from the track and platforms. On the track they are a constant danger of fires from loco ash dropping, and on platforms a nuesance as a tripping hazard; all requiring removal by the station staff. So, at least we have the phots of them which do no harm at all.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Paul.