Landslide blocks Highlands railway line and road [BBC News]





Date: 12/08/2016

Rail and road travel in parts of the Highlands are being disrupted following a landslide.
The landslip has blocked the railway line between Fort William and Mallaig and the nearby A830 since about 18:00 on Thursday.
ScotRail said there was disruption to services between Glasgow Queen Street and Mallaig terminating at or starting from Fort William.
The A830 is shut between the Lochailort and Drumsallie junction.
The landslide happened during a period of heavy downpours that affected Skye, Mull, the west Highlands and Argyll. The Met Office issued a yellow ^be aware^ warning of heavy rain earlier this week.


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100-tonne landslide shuts road and line
Landslide

BBC News

Travel by rail and road in parts of the Highlands is being disrupted following a landslide carrying 100 tonnes of material.

Related images

Black 5 no 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier at the head of 'The Royal Highlander' tackles the 1 in 50 out of Lochailort heading for Mallaig.
Location: Lochailort
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
/07/2012 John Gray
As near as I could get 48 years on... see image [[24161]]. The 16.05 Mallaig - Glasgow Queen Street service almost ready to commence its journey on 28 July 2011. (Note the modern-day practice of keeping passengers waiting on the platform as long as possible before opening the doors!)
Location: Mallaig
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
28/07/2011 Colin Miller
View over the clean and colourful concourse of the 1975 Fort William station looking towards the platforms in the autumn of 2005. A service to Glasgow Queen Street is getting ready to leave platform 1, with a train for Mallaig standing alongside at platform 2.
Location: Fort William
Company: West Highland Railway
29/09/2005 John Furnevel


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