Landslip near Slochd - Page 2

Crossover · 27th April 2012, 21:04

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Originally Posted by mralexn

Here is a picture of the landslip caused by rain at Carrbridge between Inverness and Aviemore

https://twitter.com/#!/ScotRail/stat...529216/photo/1

Is it true that an East Coast HST is stranded now up In Inverness?

And what will happen to the inverness portion (up and down) of the Cally sleeper tonight? Im guessing it will be cancelled,

Also, the line is not expected to re open until Wed 2nd May

That really is something of a landslide....am I right in thinking the green cable left dangling is one of the fibre optic signalling cables?

TimSYoung40145 · 27th April 2012, 22:22

The Beds should be via Aberdeen tonight in both directions.

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blanco · 27th April 2012, 23:36

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Originally Posted by Crossover

That really is something of a landslide....am I right in thinking the green cable left dangling is one of the fibre optic signalling cables?

it is indeed a fibre optic cable, but i've always been led to believe it belongs to utility companies rather than signalling.

Marklund · 28th April 2012, 09:31

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Originally Posted by Crossover

am I right in thinking the green cable left dangling is one of the fibre optic signalling cables?

Fibre, yes, signalling, no.

jimicrowbar · 28th April 2012, 17:40

It can not be to bad as they said today that they will be open again by Wed 2nd of may. Either that, network rail are good at what they do.

Ploughman · 28th April 2012, 18:22

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Originally Posted by jimicrowbar

It can not be to bad as they said today that they will be open again by Wed 2nd of may. Either that, network rail are good at what they do.

Now that would be a surprise.

ChiefPlanner · 28th April 2012, 18:37

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Originally Posted by Ploughman

Now that would be a surprise.

Fancy going up there in this weather , working shifts over the weekend / overnight , and restoring the line ............?

NR do their best to keep the trains running , not particularly easy I suspect in an isolated area like this , logistically bringing in many tons of ballast etc to restore the route. Comments like that are not helpfull.

blanco · 28th April 2012, 20:44

i'd imagine they'd want to put some gabion baskets in there to stabilise it, looks as though you could dump all the ballast in the world on there and it'd just head straight down the hill.

TimSYoung40145 · 29th April 2012, 00:20

It must be a nightmare of a job in such an isolated place for Network Rail.

It is essential to stabilise the area & hope that the line will reopen quite quickly.

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scotsman · 29th April 2012, 00:41

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Originally Posted by TimSYoung40145

It must be a nightmare of a job in such an isolated place for Network Rail.

It is essential to stabilise the area & hope that the line will reopen quite quickly.

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It's hardly isolated, Slochd is right on the A9

TimSYoung40145 · 29th April 2012, 05:58

I know it's near the A9, but what would situation have been if both the A9 & Railway were blocked by the landslide?

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jopsuk · 29th April 2012, 07:19

it would be rather awkward- in some parts the modern A9 takes a slightly different route to the old road, so there's diversion posibilities. In extremis, there would have to be a lengthy diversion via Nairn.

Ploughman · 29th April 2012, 16:30

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Originally Posted by ChiefPlanner

Fancy going up there in this weather , working shifts over the weekend / overnight , and restoring the line ............?

NR do their best to keep the trains running , not particularly easy I suspect in an isolated area like this , logistically bringing in many tons of ballast etc to restore the route. Comments like that are not helpfull.

Yes I know
Done that for the last 20 years on track renewals.
It was more the comment that NWR are good at what they do.

ObservationCar · 29th April 2012, 17:24

Landslides have blocked both the Line to Nairn and Aviemore, with an HST stranded for 3-4 days, that was 2-3 years ago.

The snow last year and year before closed everything, A9 and Aviemore, Trains were only going as far as Elgin from Inverness, the adverts said, no alternative transport is being provided. Can be annoying, but its not the end of the world if we are cut off, all 4,236 Tescos in Inverness were running low on bread though!

I would say the A9 is blocked more often the the Highland Main Line is, majority of times as said, diversions are easy, but if its between Dalwhinnie and Blair Atholl(Drumochter Pass) then you have to take the A82 or go via Aberdeen. We are Isolated but its the same distance from Inverness to Edinburgh as it is from London to Stoke on Trent, So its not that far,

27th April 2012, 22:22	#17
TimSYoung40145 Established Member Join Date: 30 Apr 2010 Location: Blackpool Posts: 1,844	The Beds should be via Aberdeen tonight in both directions. --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?wucc0j

28th April 2012, 17:40	#20
jimicrowbar Member Join Date: 21 Mar 2012 Posts: 20	It can not be to bad as they said today that they will be open again by Wed 2nd of may. Either that, network rail are good at what they do.

28th April 2012, 20:44	#23
blanco Banned Join Date: 6 Feb 2012 Location: glasgow Posts: 97	i'd imagine they'd want to put some gabion baskets in there to stabilise it, looks as though you could dump all the ballast in the world on there and it'd just head straight down the hill.

29th April 2012, 00:20	#24
TimSYoung40145 Established Member Join Date: 30 Apr 2010 Location: Blackpool Posts: 1,844	It must be a nightmare of a job in such an isolated place for Network Rail. It is essential to stabilise the area & hope that the line will reopen quite quickly. --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?ruwu5p

29th April 2012, 05:58	#26
TimSYoung40145 Established Member Join Date: 30 Apr 2010 Location: Blackpool Posts: 1,844	I know it's near the A9, but what would situation have been if both the A9 & Railway were blocked by the landslide? --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?mainx2

29th April 2012, 07:19	#27
jopsuk Established Member Join Date: 13 May 2008 Posts: 6,244	it would be rather awkward- in some parts the modern A9 takes a slightly different route to the old road, so there's diversion posibilities. In extremis, there would have to be a lengthy diversion via Nairn.

29th April 2012, 17:24	#29
ObservationCar Member Join Date: 23 Dec 2009 Location: Dingwall, Scotland Posts: 111	Landslides have blocked both the Line to Nairn and Aviemore, with an HST stranded for 3-4 days, that was 2-3 years ago. The snow last year and year before closed everything, A9 and Aviemore, Trains were only going as far as Elgin from Inverness, the adverts said, no alternative transport is being provided. Can be annoying, but its not the end of the world if we are cut off, all 4,236 Tescos in Inverness were running low on bread though! I would say the A9 is blocked more often the the Highland Main Line is, majority of times as said, diversions are easy, but if its between Dalwhinnie and Blair Atholl(Drumochter Pass) then you have to take the A82 or go via Aberdeen. We are Isolated but its the same distance from Inverness to Edinburgh as it is from London to Stoke on Trent, So its not that far,