Date: 17/09/2020

The Edinburgh-Glasgow, via Falkirk High, railway line will reopen for passengers on Monday (September 21).

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Flood-damaged Edinburgh-Glasgow Line set to reopen

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The Edinburgh-Glasgow, via Falkirk High, railway line will reopen for passengers on Monday (September 21).

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Engineers have been working around-the-clock to repair the line which was partially washed away near Polmont when the Union Canal burst its banks on Wednesday, August 12. The force of thousands of gallons of water flowing from the breached canal bank washed away sections of track and undermined the railway’s embankments along a 300m stretch of the line.
Location: Polmont
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
/09/2020 Network Rail

Over the last six weeks, engineers have had to completely rebuild the foundations of the line, replacing over 15,000 tonnes of soil and stone beneath the track. A kilometre of new double-track railway has also been laid consisting of more than 4,500 metres of new rails and 4,424 concrete sleepers along with 10,000 tonnes of new ballast requiring 27 engineering trains. Over 3,000 metres of signalling cables have been re-laid and two new twin track overhead power gantries installed.
Location: Polmont
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
/09/2020 Network Rail

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