A major landslip has caused travel chaos on the rail network in Shropshire. Engineers closed the train line between Wellington and Oakengates stations after approximately 5,000 tonnes of material slipped beneath a 50-metre section of the railway. The slip, caused by persistent heavy rainfall, has left a lot of Shropshire almost entirely cut off by rail.
We went along to talk to the team behind repairs at the major landslip that's caused travel chaos on the rail network . A week ago engineers closed the train line between Wellington and Oakengates stations in both directions after a major landslip. Approximately 5,000 tonnes of material slipped beneath a 50-metre section of the railway close to Hadley Road after persistent heavy rainfall over the winter months weakened the earthwork beneath it.
Arriving at the site, it became immediately apparent that even our drone pictures had failed to truly capture the sheer size of the slip which has left a lot of Shropshire almost entirely cut off by rail. The huge drop, where, without warning, the earth suddenly fell away just before 10am on Friday, March 10, was less than a metre from the tracks which take trains carrying thousands of people every day at speeds of around 75 miles per hour.Adam Checkley, infrastructure director for Network Rail’s Central route was on site to explain what happened. He said:"We got a report around about
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