Every Autumn Network Rail operates a number of special rail head treatment trains (RHTTs) on the UK rail network.
These trains used highly pressurised water jets to blast leaf contamination and other seasonal detritus from the rail head.
These rail head contaminants cause low rail adhesion, which reduces the effectiveness of a train's braking system.
In the height of Autumn, Network Rail's fleet of RHTTs are running around the network 24 hours a day.
On this day I decided to take the journey down the North Durham Coast Line to Middlesbrough. The RHTT, train 3J77, was snaking its way from Carlisle Kingmoor Sidings towards Nunthorpe, having travelled via the Tyne Valley Line, Little Mill (just north of Alnmouth) and the Stillington Line.
The train was topped and tailed by Direct Rail Services siblings 68017 "Hornet" and 68002 "Intrepid".
The train passed through Middlesbrough Station on three occasions, as it systematically cleansed each of the running lines.
Footage was captured using a Panasonic HC-VX1 (aff. link) fitted with a Rode VideoMic Go (aff. link).
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