Landslip
and
flood
damage
repaired


Trains
are
running
again
on
two
routes
after
lines
were
closed
because
of
landslips
and
floods.
The
line
between
Redhill
and
Tonbridge
reopened
this
morning
after
Network
Rail
engineers
completed
emergency
repairs
at
Bough
Beech,
near
Edenbridge
in
Kent.
Over
the
last
two
weeks,
they
have
installed
91
sheet
piles,
which
are
8m
sheets
of
metal,
and
strengthened
the
embankment
over
a
100
metre
section.
Meanwhile,
train
services
have
returned
to
a
branch
line
in
North
Wales,
after
engineers
repaired
flood
damage
in
the
Conwy
valley.
The
line
between
Llandudno
Junction
and
Blaenau
Ffestiniog
was
closed
on
Tuesday
afternoon
last
week
when
flooding
from
the
River
Conwy
washed
away
ballast
near
Dolgarrog.
Finally,
the
line
between
Bradford
and
Ilkley
is
expected
to
reopen
at
the
end
of
June,
after
work
to
repair
a
landslip
restarted
at
Baildon
after
a
delay
caused
by
what
Network
Rail
described
as
‘complex’
issues
at
the
site.

Derby
council
leader
describes
’ironic’
rail
development


Great
British
Railways
has
found
a
temporary
headquarters
in
its
future
long-term
home
of
Derby,
on
the
Pride
Park
side
of
Derby
station.
However,
the
leader
of
the
city’s
council
Baggy
Shanker
says
although
he
is
‘proud’
his
community
is
welcoming
the
GBR
transition
team
today,
he
points
to
the
continuing
crisis
at
the
Alstom
works,
and
the
fear
that
thousands
of
jobs
could
be
lost
if
it
closes.
Derby
has
long
celebrated
its
industrial
status
as
a
major
‘rail
cluster’,
but
he
added:
’It’s
ironic
that
our
biggest
part
of
that
rail
cluster
is
facing
closure
at
the
time
the
headquarters
opens.’

Dumfries
upgrade
progress


A
new
£3.6
million
footbridge
and
lifts
have
been
installed
at
Dumfries,
on
the
Glasgow
&
South
Western
line.
Network
Rail
engineers
worked
through
the
night
between
Saturday
and
Sunday
to
install
the
steel
structures,
using
two
cranes
weighing
500
and
110
tonnes
to
lift
them
into
position.
The
footbridge
was
produced
in
Annan
by
M&S
Engineering
Ltd
and
work
will
now
continue
on
completing
the
project,
which
should
open
this
summer.