Leaves on the Line, Lame Excuse?

When you hear about a paltry leaf stopping hundreds of tons worth of train, you can be forgiven for rolling your eyes, but, as we find out, there’s actually some validity to it all.

The footage for the Leaf Buster comes courtesy of GC Met (https://youtu.be/XaN8liuZuhA) and Train Spot Central UK (https://youtu.be/IlBss8WpqHI), greatly appreciated.
Foot step sounds are courtesy of Freesound user magnus589 (https://freesound.org/people/magnus589/sounds/184578/)
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National Rails explanation of the same topic:
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/delays-explained/leaves/

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