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All across the Great Western territory => The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom => Topic started by: grahame on February 03, 2025, 06:32:03



Title: Landslips and landslides on the transport networks
Post by: grahame on February 03, 2025, 06:32:03
Getting worse / global warming / changing climate / or lack of maintenance or am I just noticing??

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrnz5wxgko
Snake Pass: Could famous road close to cars?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgkp42056zo
Work starts to repair Wiltshire's 'wonkiest road'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly9dg9j77ko
Support for steam railway after embankment slide

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250121-france-italy-trains-to-return-after-19-month-landslide-closure
France-Italy trains to return after 19-month landslide closure
Paris (AFP) – The hugely popular train line linking Paris with the Italian cities of Turin and Milan is to reopen in March and April after a 19-month closure forced when a landslide damaged a tunnel, French railway operator SNCF and Italian counterpart Trenitalia announced Tuesday.


Title: Re: Landslips and landslides on the transport networks
Post by: CyclingSid on February 03, 2025, 08:27:01
And more fun and games if you want to go to London from Brighton https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/landslip-repair-to-begin-on-brighton-main-line (https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/landslip-repair-to-begin-on-brighton-main-line)


Title: Re: Landslips and landslides on the transport networks
Post by: Witham Bobby on February 03, 2025, 09:17:51
Getting worse / global warming / changing climate / or lack of maintenance or am I just noticing??

If the number of trees and other vegetation growing out of masonry all over Network Rail's assets is anything to go by, you have to conclude that maintenance ain't what it once was



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