Mystery pink spray

willc789 · 3rd August 2012, 14:47

Im sure there's an easy explaination for this but pink spray paint has appeared on lineside objects covering anything from scrap rails to the old perminent way huts and bridges starting west of Whitchurch on the Waterloo-Exeter line and continuing for a few miles or so. Anyone know why this is? At a guess I would say its something to do with cutting back the vegetation although I have always been under the impressions it was done by numberous strimmers and not a rail based machine.

The Informer · 3rd August 2012, 15:24

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Originally Posted by willc789

Im sure there's an easy explaination for this but pink spray paint has appeared on lineside objects covering anything from scrap rails to the old perminent way huts and bridges starting west of Whitchurch on the Waterloo-Exeter line and continuing for a few miles or so. Anyone know why this is? At a guess I would say its something to do with cutting back the vegetation although I have always been under the impressions it was done by numberous strimmers and not a rail based machine.

Maybe the person doing the spraying likes the colour pink. You can get all sorts of colours off the system.

tsr · 3rd August 2012, 16:40

Pink spray paint is perhaps less easily confused with the colours used to indicate any utilities (e.g. electricity cables).

Dieseldriver · 3rd August 2012, 23:41

I was told the reason is because of hedge trimming along there and it appears to be done by a Road Rail Vehicle under possession, the pink paint being there to mark out where any obstructions etc are. Theres a nice bit of pink spray coming round the curve towards Whitchurch that at first glance looks like a Pway guy with his arm in the air...

Ploughman · 4th August 2012, 17:41

I used whatever colour was first to hand in the store cabin or that we had most of.

We tried to keep yellow for use on the relays for marking a paint line to lay sleepers to and for initial marking of cants.

The Informer · 4th August 2012, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Ploughman

I used whatever colour was first to hand in the store cabin or that we had most of.

We tried to keep yellow for use on the relays for marking a paint line to lay sleepers to and for initial marking of cants.

Case closed!

3rd August 2012, 14:47	#1
willc789 Member Join Date: 25 Jul 2012 Posts: 68	Mystery pink spray Im sure there's an easy explaination for this but pink spray paint has appeared on lineside objects covering anything from scrap rails to the old perminent way huts and bridges starting west of Whitchurch on the Waterloo-Exeter line and continuing for a few miles or so. Anyone know why this is? At a guess I would say its something to do with cutting back the vegetation although I have always been under the impressions it was done by numberous strimmers and not a rail based machine.

3rd August 2012, 16:40	#3
tsr Speed of thought: ~15mph Established Member Join Date: 15 Nov 2011 Location: Beyond the gateline Posts: 2,123	Pink spray paint is perhaps less easily confused with the colours used to indicate any utilities (e.g. electricity cables). __________________ Yellow lines can help your safety. Stand back \| Stay safe Pedants: My avatar pic isn't actually designed to show a temporary speed restriction

4th August 2012, 17:41	#5
Ploughman Member Join Date: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 785	I used whatever colour was first to hand in the store cabin or that we had most of. We tried to keep yellow for use on the relays for marking a paint line to lay sleepers to and for initial marking of cants. __________________ Bryan http://www.yorkareagroup.co.uk/

3rd August 2012, 23:41	#4
Dieseldriver Member Join Date: 9 Apr 2012 Posts: 93	I was told the reason is because of hedge trimming along there and it appears to be done by a Road Rail Vehicle under possession, the pink paint being there to mark out where any obstructions etc are. Theres a nice bit of pink spray coming round the curve towards Whitchurch that at first glance looks like a Pway guy with his arm in the air...