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The Oban line will fully reopen for passengers on Tuesday (December 27) following work to repair landslip-damaged tracks near Falls of Cruachan on Loch Awe.
(Permalink) Falls of Cruachan Landslip Oban West Highland Line  Falls of Cruachan: View east of the landslip site just east of Falls of Cruachan, seen from the old Military Road (built by General Caulfeild's men 1750-54 and now abandoned) above the railway. Debris has been removed f ...  Falls of Cruachan: Engineers working to clear debris and re-connect communities following landslip at the Falls of Cruachan. Network Rail is working with BEAR Scotland and Transport Scotland to re-connect communities al ... |
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Engineers working to clear debris and re-connect communities following landslip at the Falls of Cruachan. Specialist engineers are on-site assessing the damage and putting plans in place to fully reopen the road which is currently down to one lane as quickly as possible. With the slope above the track still saturated with water and potentially unstable, repairing and reopening the railway will be a complex process and timescales for those works are still being assessed. [The location is just east of Falls of Cruachan station. -RS]
(Permalink) Falls of Cruachan Landslip  Falls of Cruachan: Engineers working to clear debris and re-connect communities following landslip at the Falls of Cruachan
Network Rail is working with BEAR Scotland and Transport Scotland to re-connect communities ... Falls of Cruachan: Engineers working to clear debris and re-connect communities following landslip at the Falls of Cruachan. Network Rail is working with BEAR Scotland and Transport Scotland to re-connect communities al ... |
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The debris closed the Oban branch of the West Highland Line and initially shut a stretch of the A85.
(Permalink) Falls of Cruachan  Falls of Cruachan: A late running Glasgow to Oban Sprinter above Loch Awe on the approach to Falls of Cruachan on 21st June 2019. The lower power lines more or less follow the course of the old Military Road, the origin ... |
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ScotRail has warned of train services between Glasgow and Oban being cancelled or delayed.
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Disruption to rail and road services is expected after a landslip was discovered near Falls of Cruachan.
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A Scotland Office minister has visited the iconic 'hollow mountain' Cruachan Power Station to understand its critical role in unlocking Scotlands renewable power potential.
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Rail accident investigators have said procedures for identifying and guarding against rock falls should be tightened after a train derailment in Argyll.
(Permalink) Derailment Falls of Cruachan Loch Awe Pass of Brander Rock Fall  Falls of Cruachan: Falls of Cruachan after re-opening showing the old station shelter.  Falls of Cruachan: The lonely looking platform bench at Falls of Cruachan Station in April 2005. Loch Awe can be glimpsed below through the trees on the left.  Falls of Cruachan: Rock fall detection signal at Falls of Cruachan, part of the Anderson's Piano system. |
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A ceremony to thank the train driver and railway assistant in the Loch Awe train derailment last year will be held in Oban on the anniversary of the crash.
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A train driver has been honoured for his part in securing the safety of 60 passengers following a derailment in Argyll earlier this year
(Permalink) Derailment Falls of Cruachan Loch Awe Pass of Brander Rock Fall  Falls of Cruachan: Soggy passengers look east at Falls of Cruachan. Note semaphore signal part of Andersons Piano - a rockfall protection system. Falls of Cruachan: The lonely looking platform bench at Falls of Cruachan Station in April 2005. Loch Awe can be glimpsed below through the trees on the left. Falls of Cruachan: Rock fall detection signal at Falls of Cruachan, part of the Anderson's Piano system. |
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Rail services in Argyll return to normal after a section of track closed by last week's train derailment reopens.
(Permalink) Derailment Falls of Cruachan Loch Awe Pass of Brander Rock Fall Falls of Cruachan: Falls of Cruachan after re-opening showing the old station shelter. Falls of Cruachan: The lonely looking platform bench at Falls of Cruachan Station in April 2005. Loch Awe can be glimpsed below through the trees on the left. Falls of Cruachan: Rock fall detection signal at Falls of Cruachan, part of the Anderson's Piano system. |
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