Monday 2 Jul 2012
DERAILMENT RECOVERY WORKS CONTINUE ON WEST HIGHLAND LINE
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- Scotland’s Railway: Scotland
The West Highland line will remain closed between Crianlarich and Fort William for the rest of this week as engineers work to recover a derailed freight service.
Due to the remote location of the train, which was derailed near Tulloch last Thursday evening following a landslip, the operation to remove the train, stabilise the slope above and repair damage to the track is expected to take until July 11 to complete.
The incident site is inaccessible by road and located on a steep hillside, making the recovery of the freight engine and several derailed wagons one of the most challenging Network Rail’s engineers have faced.
A Network Rail spokesman said: “Our engineers are working hard to recover the line and restore rail services and quickly as possible.”
ScotRail is providing a replacement bus service between Glasgow Queen Street and Fort William to minimise disruption for passengers.
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