Landslip closes main Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line [BBC News]



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Date: 24/01/2018

A landslip is causing major railway delays after blocking the main line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The problem was reported near Winchburgh in West Lothian at about 12:00.

Services between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh are stopping at Linlithgow, with replacement buses between Linlithgow and Edinburgh.


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Landslip closes Glasgow-Edinburgh line
Landslip at Winchburgh

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The incident at Winchburgh comes as Storm Georgina sweeps over much of Scotland, causing flooding and travel disruption.

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14/08/2020Investigation into ScotRail tragedy confirms train crashed after hitting landslip [Metro]
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13/08/2020Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides [Evening Express]
13/08/2020Passengers evacuated after train gets stuck in landslip [Metro]
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13/08/2020Emergency Landslide Appeal [Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway]
12/08/2020Boris Johnson 'saddened' by train derailment in Scotland after landslide [Metro]
12/08/2020Three dead after passenger train derails near Stonehaven [BBC News]
25/06/2020Landslip causing major disruption to Highland railway services [Press and Journal]
23/06/2020More reliable journeys along the West Coast main line in Cumbria [Network Rail]
04/05/2020Works to stabilise crumbling embankment on West Highland railway line to begin this week [Press and Journal]
06/04/202014th century cave and drawings discovered during landslip repair works near Guildford [Rail Business Daily]
13/03/2020Michael Matheson visits site of storm-damaged Dumfries rail line [Network Rail]
03/03/2020Successful emergency landslip repair reopens southbound West Coast main line to passengers a day early [Network Rail]
01/03/2020Railway landslip forces section of West Coast main line near Warrington to close [Network Rail]
23/02/2020Vital repairs for storm-damaged Dumfries rail line now underway [Network Rail]
22/02/2020New section of road could solve rockfall woes at Stromeferry [Press and Journal]
21/02/2020Rail commuters face month of chaos due to landslip repairs [Daily Record]
13/02/2020Kilmarnock to Dumfries rail line repairs to take four weeks [BBC News]
10/02/2020Landslip on Ayrshire railway line causing chaos for passengers [Daily Record]
16/01/2020Glenfinnan Viaduct is the back drop to railway protection work [Network Rail]
04/10/2019New Edinburgh Waverley rail link to cut disruption [Scotsman]
15/08/2019Building a short stretch of track would give Edinburgh a third main rail hub [Evening News]
12/08/2019Edinburgh-Glasgow ScotRail trains disrupted as Winchburgh tunnel hit by flooding for second time in days [Scotsman]
08/08/2019Engineers working to clear Winchburgh Tunnel flooding [Network Rail]
07/08/2019Glasgow to Edinburgh ScotRail services suspended amid heavy flooding with some passengers stranded on trains [Sun]
05/08/2019Caledonian Sleeper forced to cancel service as West Highland Line closes due to landslip [Press and Journal]
05/08/2019Weather warnings as heavy rain causes landslides [BBC News]
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22/03/2019Mammoth project to move 50,000 tonnes of earth on West Cumbrian coast line [Network Rail]
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04/04/2017Glasgow landslip causes week-long rail disruption [BBC News]
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14/02/2017Settle-Carlisle line: Tornado powers 12 scheduled services [BBC News]
14/01/2017Steam to run timetabled Northern trains on S&C [Rail]
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04/03/2016Appleby landslip: Carlisle-to-Settle rail repair plan agreed [BBC News]
17/02/2016Appleby landslip: Part of Settle to Carlisle route 'shut for months' [BBC News]
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30/07/2015Winchburghs 44-day blockade [Rail Engineer]
24/07/2015Rail services between Glasgow and Edinburgh will return to normal on Monday as tunnel works completed [Herald]
13/06/2015Delays kick in on Edinburgh and Glasgow rail line [Scotsman]
11/06/2015How will Winchburgh tunnel rail works affect passengers? [BBC News]
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27/05/2015Commuters face worst rail disruption in decades [Scotsman]
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13/03/2015Chiltern rail line reopens after 350,000 tonne landslip [BBC News]
05/03/2015Harbury landslip line to reopen three weeks early [Rail News]
06/01/2015Edinburgh-Glasgow trains face summer of disruption [Scotsman]
13/08/2014Swiss train derailed in landslide [BBC News]
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29/06/2014Rail warning system 'ears' can hear landslide [Scotsman]
13/04/2014Wensleydale railway reopens for Easter after major feat of restoration by three engineers [Northern Echo]
02/04/2014Scots trains 'ran despite landslip risk' [Scotsman]
25/03/2014Teignmouth Controlled Landslip [Network Rail]
23/03/2014Holme Tunnel due to reopen following repairs [BBC News]
09/02/2014Landslip causes further rail misery for South West travellers [BBC News]
22/12/2013Landslip blocks Cumbrian rail line at Harrington [BBC News]
11/10/2013Edinburgh-to-Glasgow rail line to close for tunnel work [BBC News]
08/07/2013Rail line reopens after Hatfield Colliery landslip [BBC News]
13/06/2013Stainforth landslip rail line to reopen in July [BBC News]
18/04/2013Alternative train route now being trialled after Scunthorpe line landslip [Scunthorpe Telegraph]
11/04/2013The trains are back at Wensleydale Railway [Harrogate News]
24/03/2013Wensleydale Railway volunteers in funds plea after landslip [BBC News]
15/02/2013Owners write off derailed locomotive due to costs [Scotsman]
13/02/2013South Yorkshire landslip rail line closed for weeks [BBC News]
19/12/2012Mudslide derails BNSF train near Everett [KOMO News]
30/10/2012Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway reopens after 1m repairs [BBC News]
18/09/2012Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway hits £1m target [BBC News]
31/08/2012Engineers work overnight to clear blocked rail line after landslip [STV]
30/08/2012Train derails in Cumbria after landslide [Guardian]
29/08/2012Heavy rains hit parts of Scotland [BBC News]
09/08/2012Innovative response to Highland landslip short-listed for top rail award [Railscot]
18/07/2012Passengers escape uninjured in two separate landslide incidents on Scotlands railways [Scotsman]
12/07/2012Boulder 'likely cause' of West Highland line derailment [BBC News]
29/06/2012Landslides and fire disrupt rail services as rains hit Scotland [BBC News]
02/05/2012Inverness and Aviemore rail line reopens after landslip [BBC News]
29/04/2012Two taken to hospital after train derails [Telegraph]
28/04/2012Engineers work around the clock to repair damaged rail line [Inverness Courier]
27/04/2012Highland Chieftain train stopped in its tracks by landslide [Highland News]
11/04/2012Rockfall road set for full reopening [Ross-shire Journal]
19/03/2012Road traffic allowed onto railway at Stromeferry [BBC News]
15/03/2012Rubber mats laid on railway at Stromeferry [BBC News]
31/01/2012Work has begun to repair a heritage railway line embankment in Gloucestershire [BBC]
06/01/2012Cars on rails to end 140-mile detour in Wester Ross [BBC News]
08/12/2011Five-tonne landslip closes Highland railway line [STV]
23/04/2011Gloucestershire Warwickshire railway line reopens [BBC]
17/11/2010Fierce weather blocks Cornish main line [Rail-News]
12/04/2010Landslide derails Italian train leaving 9 dead [BBC News]
30/03/2010East Coast line hit by landslips [BBC News]
22/10/2009Harwich line passenger services suspended till 9 November [Network Rail Article]
26/11/2008Historic milepost displayed at Queen Street [First ScotRail]
22/08/2008Rail services resume after floods [BBC News]
16/04/2008Rail strike threat looms [Channel 4 News]
18/01/2008Landslip closes busy railway line [BBC News]
03/10/2007Work will close key 120-mile rail link for nine days [Scotsman]
20/07/2007Railway line blocked by landslip [BBC News]
22/06/2007Landslide causes rail disruption [BBC News]
11/08/2004Weather leads to service cancellations in Scotland [Railscot]
12/03/2003Preferred routes for Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport links
18/11/2002Weather impacts on ScotRail's performance [Scotsman]
10/11/2002Line blocked by landslip near Larbert [Railscot]
01/11/2002Landslide at Hartwood [Railscot]
23/10/2002Service disruption and reinstatement [Railscot]
22/10/2002Flooding affects services [Railscot]
30/07/2002'Monsoon' disrupts services [Railscot]
29/10/2001Mudslide closes Kyle of Lochalsh to Strathcarron [Railscot]
02/01/2001Landslide near Gleneagles [Railscot]
28/07/2000Flooding of the East Coast Mainline at Grantshouse [Railscot]

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