'Significant' landslips and flooding block Scottish rail lines [Scotsman]



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Date: 06/02/2021

ScotRail trains have been halted after thousands of tonnes of debris engulfed tracks in two ^significant landslips^ on a North Ayrshire line.


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'Significant' landslips expected to block Largs rail line until at least Wednesday

Scotsman

ScotRail trains are expected to remain halted for another three days after thousands of tonnes of debris engulfed tracks in two significant landslips on a North Ayrshire line.

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Tags: x Penmanshiel x West Kilbride x Fairlie x Landslide

DateItem
07/02/2021'Significant' landslips expected to block Largs rail line until at least Wednesday [Scotsman]
06/02/2021Glasgow train services hit by flooding in West Kilbride [Evening Times]
06/02/2021Thousands of tonnes of debris on Fairlie railway track [Largs and Millport Weekly News]
19/01/2021Stonehaven collapsed rail bridge parapet checked only three months ago [Scotsman]
15/01/2021Aberdeen-Dundee rail line to stay shut for significant period after bridge parapet collapse one mile from landslip crash site [Scotsman]
11/11/2020Stonehaven derailment: Fund to be shared by bereaved families [BBC News]
03/11/2020Stonehaven derailment: Line reopens after three months [BBC News]
30/10/2020Stonehaven rail line to re-open on Tuesday three months after fatal crash [The Scotsman]
30/10/2020Aberdeen-Dundee rail line to reopen next week [Network Rail]
23/09/2020Rescue workers praised as north-east train crash site handed back to Network Rail [Evening Express]
17/09/2020Fatal train derailment 'like Hornby set thrown in air' [BBC News]
16/09/2020Old Military Road reopens as section of West Highland Railway is reinstated [Press and Journal]
16/09/2020Heart of Wales line to partially reopen in November as repairs following storm damage and freight derailment continue [Network Rail]
15/09/2020Climate proofed? Landslips on two iconic Scots routes lead to new concerns over transport resilience [HeraldScotland]
14/09/2020Highlands rail line closed following landslip [Press and Journal]
14/09/2020Travel disruption after landslip closes West Highland Line [BBC News]
11/09/2020Falkirk rail commuters face further disruption due to flooding at Polmont [Falkirk Herald]
11/09/2020Video: Work to clear scene of Stonehaven train derailment continues [Evening Express]
11/09/2020First carriage removed from Stonehaven derailment site travels south on A90 [Press and Journal]
10/09/2020Action taken to improve resilience of railway following Stonehaven tragedy [GOV.UK]
04/09/2020Safety fears after landslide near to Inverclyde railway line [Greenock Telegraph]
03/09/2020'No date' for when Edinburgh to Glasgow train route will return to normal [Edinburgh Live]
30/08/2020Vandals and landslips hit heritage railways in Borders and Bo'ness [Scotsman]
23/08/2020Glasgow to Edinburgh trains disrupted after landslip on line near Shotts [Daily Record]
22/08/2020Supporters of Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway raise 80,000 in a week for emergency appeal [Falkirk Herald]
15/08/2020Thousands raised in 48 hours for Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway's emergency landslide appeal [Falkirk Herald]
14/08/2020Investigation into ScotRail tragedy confirms train crashed after hitting landslip [Metro]
14/08/2020Passenger train derailment near Carmont, Aberdeenshire [RAIB]
13/08/2020Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides [Evening Express]
13/08/2020Passengers evacuated after train gets stuck in landslip [Metro]
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]
14/07/2020Rail Regulator: More needs to be done to tackle impact on safety from climate change [ORR]
12/07/2020West Highland line to reopen for customers [Network Rail Media Centre]
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]
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]
14/06/2019England flooding: Flood passengers stranded on rescue train [BBC News]
22/03/2019Mammoth project to move 50,000 tonnes of earth on West Cumbrian coast line [Network Rail]
20/10/2018New system signals changes for Stromeferry motorists [Network Rail]
05/10/2018Council wants ScotRail to help ease disruption on Stromeferry bypass [West Highland Free Press]
27/08/2018Work begins at Stromeferry bypass [Highland Council]
08/08/2018Train derailment in Lochaber caused by rapid thaw of snow [Scotsman]
08/07/2018Turkey train derails en route to Istanbul, killing 24 [BBC News]
05/04/2018Stromeferry Bypass users face long detour [BBC News]
03/04/2018Lynton and Lynmouth cliff railway closed after landslip [ITV News]
25/01/2018Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line closed for second day [BBC News]
24/01/2018Landslip closes main Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line [BBC News]
22/01/2018Train trapped by tonnes of mud after landslip [BBC News]
22/11/2017Landslip closes train line between Inverness and Dingwall [BBC News]
04/04/2017Glasgow landslip causes week-long rail disruption [BBC News]
31/03/2017Flying Scotsman marks Carlisle-to-Settle line reopening [BBC News]
19/02/2017First scheduled steam train service used by 5,500 people [BBC News]
14/02/2017Settle-Carlisle line: Tornado powers 12 scheduled services [BBC News]
14/01/2017Steam to run timetabled Northern trains on S&C [Rail]
13/12/2016Iconic Settle-Carlisle line to reopen by 31 March following remarkable works [RTM]
03/11/2016Tramway suggested as solution to Stromeferry Bypass [BBC News]
19/09/2016Services on landslip line return to normal [Rail News]
16/09/2016Train derailed in 'landslide' near Watford Junction [BBC News]
22/08/2016Restoration of a once busy mine railway in remote moorland valley [Northern Echo]
15/08/2016Landslide debris cleared from Highland railway line [BBC News]
12/08/2016Landslide blocks Highlands railway line and road [BBC News]
07/07/2016Landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle line section shut until 2017 [BBC News]
17/05/2016Landslip could close section of S&C until late 2017 [Rail]
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]
07/02/2016Carlisle to Newcastle trains set to resume [ITV News]
15/01/2016Thousands of tonnes of debris blocks Newcastle to Carlisle railway [BBC News]
30/12/2015Landslip causes disruption to Inverness-Kyle rail service and closes A835 Tore to Ullapool road [Inverness Courier]
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]
13/08/2014Swiss train derailed in landslide [BBC News]
13/07/2014Fully prepared for the long haul [Yorkshire Post]
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]
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]
08/08/2012Corrour Station House view 'spoilt' by derailed train [BBC News]
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]
01/03/2012Early Inverness commuter train service to be restored [Highland News]
31/01/2012Work has begun to repair a heritage railway line embankment in Gloucestershire [BBC]
17/01/2012Additional service for Plockton High School pupils [Railscot]
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]
04/12/2008Converted station building wins heritage award [Railways Illustrated]
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]
30/11/2006Train derailment report released [BBC News]
11/08/2004Weather leads to service cancellations in Scotland [Railscot]
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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