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Friday 6 Nov 2009

NORTH EAST RAIL REPAIRS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

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Scotland’s Railway: Scotland

Following the return of a limited service between Dundee and Aberdeen this morning, Network Rail is pleased to inform rail users that full repairs to the line are expected to be completed by tomorrow evening (Saturday 7 November) with services returning to normal from Sunday.

Up to 2,000 tons of material became dislodged at a line-side site in Logie, north of Montrose during severe flooding earlier this week.

Between Inverness and Aberdeen, repairs to flood damage on three stretches of track are continuing to progress well and services are expected to resume on Saturday morning.

David Simpson, Network Rail route director, Scotland commented:

“In that last few of days, our teams have made excellent progress repairing the damage caused by severe flooding across the North East and at Logie in particular we have been able to substantially improve on our original estimate for completion of those repairs. This work required the laying of a temporary road surface and moving over 2,000 tonnes of rock and earth. It’s a tribute to our teams that they were able to complete the repairs in such a short time and we look forward to getting back to full service again in the North East.”