Sorting out someone else's mess.

[eggsarascal]

I wouldn't be contacting NR if I KNEW I could get it on the ground safely. I've got a branch-line similar to the one in the picture at the end of my garden, and know how difficult it can be to deal with 'these people'.

[woody paul]

2 other trees in back ground look closer to line, so good climber should be able to do deal with it.

[Gary Prentice]

7 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Purely looking at the pics, I reckon you could easily rope that back over the fence without issue.

 

Just make sure your knots are good, collect the money and get the ladders for free.

You could, but train drivers get very excited when they see people up trees near lines (and I think that they decide when near is too near, not you). A visit from the transport police will slow your day down rapidly.

[jfc]

The job could be done in a day, but the risk of fines if something went wrong doesn't make it worthwhile. The client wants the ladders out the tree anyway so might get some free ladders if nothing else. I will give her a ring and see what she thinks.

[woody paul]

If line is not busy at night maybe worth considering doing it then.

[Mick Dempsey]

2 minutes ago, Gary Prentice said:

You could, but train drivers get very excited when they see people up trees near lines (and I think that they decide when near is too near, not you). A visit from the transport police will slow your day down rapidly.

Honestly you could have that stuff over the fence back inside the garden in 10/15 minutes tops.

 

There’s always ‘what ifs’ but by the time they came round you’d be inside the correct ‘airspace’

[jfc]

It is not a difficult job, just the potential shstorm if a driver calls it in. The other issue are the remaining tops above. That right hand stem has decay, and would need taken down too, right above the line, right in sight of train drivers!

[Stubby]

6 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Honestly you could have that stuff over the fence back inside the garden in 10/15 minutes tops.

 

There’s always ‘what ifs’ but by the time they came round you’d be inside the correct ‘airspace’

I have done as you suggest . The clincher was to ware rail track PPE and rail track Hi Viz . Got a toot from the driver once but not another word said .

[htb]

Look up the rail timetable, study well and crack on in the gaps..

Obviously  wont show times for goods trains

[Gary Prentice]

28 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Honestly you could have that stuff over the fence back inside the garden in 10/15 minutes tops.

 

There’s always ‘what ifs’ but by the time they came round you’d be inside the correct ‘airspace’

I'm not saying that you couldn't do it, just warning anyone that's thinking of doing something like that.You pay your money and make your own choices.