In message , at
15:17:50 on Sat, 8 Apr 2017, michael adams
remarked:
The wheel flats were not caused by lack of maintenance. They were
caused by drivers locking the brakes on slippery track, causing the
wheels to slide along the track, which creates a flat spot. That's a
combination of a possible lack of drivers' skills and LU's failure to
use the RAT frequently enough after Storm Angus brought down a lot of
leaves in a short period.

How is LU's failure to use the RAT frequently enough to keep the
track clear of leaves, not evidence of a lack of maintenance ?

Because in the case last year, the leaves fell pretty much all in one go
as the result on one storm.
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Roland Perry