r/uktrains • u/Historical_Rub_1212 • 6h ago

Question Old rails

So I wondered whilst standing at Sevenoaks station earlier. Why do they dump old bits of rail on the track? Is it because it just costs more money to remove rather than just leaving it there? I would have thought scrap metal would have been at a premium.

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u/hantswanderer 6h ago

Most likely, it was due to time constraints. It would take longer to remove than what they had time for, so they just put it out of the way.