Europe's Grass-lined Railways

1. SenorMysterioso
   March 8th, 2009 at 9:50 pm

   and adds to people getting hit by trains

2. PK
   March 8th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   This is gestural though, no? The cost of maintaining the grass to be that short and not riddled by weeds would be like maintaining a golf course. Maybe they have a grass mowing train? That would be fun.

3. MikeB
   March 8th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

   There are plenty of grass varieties that stay short and choke out competing weeds so maintenance is low.

4. victor
   March 9th, 2009 at 12:52 am

   really interseting

5. Chad Cloman
   March 9th, 2009 at 4:20 am

   Here in Colorado, the availability of water tends to be an issue, and I know it's the same in other parts of the country. I don't think this grass thing would be a good idea here.

6. Seventh
   March 9th, 2009 at 6:33 am

   I'm fairly sure those are trams, not trains.

   Trams run through busy pedestrian areas all the time. They're just like a bus service, only on rails. They're not high-speed and - while it does happen sometimes - people rarely get hit by them. They soon learn not to dawdle on the tracks!

   I really like the idea of having the tramlines go over grass. It would make little difference to the upkeep of the city if they have a lot of grassy areas to maintain.

7. Alex
   March 9th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

   It's beautiful! Perhaps we should blanket train tracks with lawns - at least that'll create a lot of jobs for gardeners. Maybe if we're lazy, we can use astroturf ... Same effect from a distance without all that mowing.

8. Bill
   March 9th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

   Colorado should plant native vegetation. Turf grass obviously ought to be avoided there.

9. Ink
   March 10th, 2009 at 3:06 pm

   Actually not for cutting down on pollution or heat. Instead it´s a (visually pleasing) way to cut down on noise.

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