Ignoring the adhesion issues isn’t it about time stations got their surrounds cleared out for personal security reasons (perceived or real).
There are a lot of stations, particularly in cuttings which are cut off by tree cover - some you can barely see on aerial photos. It makes the platforms gloomier and cut off from natural surveillance - unseen from nearby buildings and roads.
I appreciate cutting down trees is a sensitive issue, and neighbours might want to be shielded from passengers and lighting but isn’t it time it was considered as part of making the railways welcoming to non or infrequent users?
There are a lot of stations, particularly in cuttings which are cut off by tree cover - some you can barely see on aerial photos. It makes the platforms gloomier and cut off from natural surveillance - unseen from nearby buildings and roads.
I appreciate cutting down trees is a sensitive issue, and neighbours might want to be shielded from passengers and lighting but isn’t it time it was considered as part of making the railways welcoming to non or infrequent users?