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Spoke to neighbour today. He's had a chap from Network Rail come to look at
the trees. Full agreement that they need cutting bak /and/ that they're NR's
responsibility.
One might have to be taken right down as it appears to have some rot in the
centre.
Also, there's an area that we know was BRs once - it was rented by a local
man for hens - and that hasn't been fenced, so if kids get in and are
injured in some way...
Seems that the original 'advice' from NR was BS - apprently the original
contact is well known for wriggling out of doing anything.

I'll pass on pertinent advice from this thread by e-mail so that it's
available to him.
I'll also give any 'interesting' updates.

Thanks all.

On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 16:42:54 +0000, PeterC wrote:

Next door has 2 large boughs overhaning his garden and a bit over the house;
the whole tree is 'out of balance'.
He's been on to Network Rail for about 3 years, trying to get the boughs
removed and has been fobbed off with various excuses.

On his last call, this week, he was told that the overhanging part is now
his responsibility, due to a change about a year ago. A 'friendly' solicitor
told him the same thing. Is this correct?

It seems to be a case of punishing the victim to protect the guilty; it also
raises several issues.
Getting permission to go onto the property - Railway; awkward neighbour.
Liability if it comes down - both to ones own property and third party
injury.

What if a bough came down and did damage/injury on the highway? Could happen
in some circumstances.

It seems to ludicrous I can believe it!


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Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway