{"id":191678,"date":"2025-03-27T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=175843"},"modified":"2025-03-27T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T09:00:00","slug":"1-million-vegetation-management-programme-on-heart-of-wales-line-nears-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=191678","title":{"rendered":"\u00a31 million vegetation management programme on Heart of Wales line nears completion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A \u00a31 million programme of work aimed at reducing train delays and cancellations caused by fallen trees and branches on the Heart of Wales line is nearing completion.<\/p>\n

Work started on the project in early January, and teams are set to finish their work this week, having cut back and removed vegetation including overhanging branches that could fall onto the 60 miles of track between Craven Arms and Llandovery.<\/p>\n

To minimise the disruption to passengers, teams have been working overnight when trains are not running, in all weather conditions, to clear the vegetation.<\/p>\n

The benefits of the work will be felt immediately but will be particularly beneficial when the weather is worst in autumn and winter. Last winter, during Storm Darragh, the line was closed for almost a week as Network Rail dealt with more than 70 fallen trees in total, of which around 30 were uprooted. At least 56 trees fell within one 10-mile section of the line alone.<\/p>\n

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