Date: 03/02/2022

Network Rail is currently trialling a monitoring system which provides early warning of earth movements at sites across Scotlands Railway. Surface mounted tilt meters have been located at 26 sites across the network with a further seven sites across the country set to be installed in the coming months including on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line, East Kilbride branch, between Aberdeen & Inverness and on the line to Kyle of Lochalsh.

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Network Rail is currently trialling a monitoring system which provides early warning of earth movements at sites across Scotlands Railway.

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Network Rail is currently trialling a monitoring system which provides early warning of earth movements at sites across Scotland’s Railway. Surface mounted tilt meters have been located at 26 sites across the network with a further seven sites across the country set to be installed in the coming months including on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line, East Kilbride branch, between Aberdeen & Inverness and on the line to Kyle of Lochalsh. It is hoped that they will reduce the risk from landslips and improve the overall safety of the railway by detecting movement in slopes above or below the line. [Note: Location may be incorrect, Network Rail has not specified where the photograph was taken. -RS]
Location: Raven Rock Summit
Company: Dingwall and Skye Railway
//2022 Network Rail

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Tags: x Landslip x Landslide x Tilt meter x Network Rail x Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway x East Kilbride Branch x Aberdeen to Inverness Line x Kyle of Lochalsh Line