Broithe Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Make sure that your landscaping is sound - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31081630 . I think it's this bank here - https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Harbury+Tunnel+in+Warwickshire&ie=UTF8&hq=tunnel+in+warwickshire&hnear=&ll=52.238944,-1.448575&spn=0.002888,0.004823&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6 - it's done it before... Edited February 1, 2015 by Broithe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Re-opened a bit earlier than expected - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31858537 . It's been going on for 170 years, it might be sorted this time...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 ..and closed again - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-31985102 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Network Rail repairing landslip at Harbury, timelapse 17th Feb - 4th March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyjuPTf66nE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Another landslip here after last nights weather - between Salisbury and Exeter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Another full-scale landscaping issue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42791614 A bit too much water in the mix? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Every day occurrence this part of the world. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Not the prettiest of scenery remodelling. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-49863653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorkyP Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 You'd think in some places it'd make sense to let the trees grow up a bit on embankments to sort of tie the ground together a bit...one place I saw a few years ago when doing some site work in England, they'd fixed some kind of steel mesh all along the sides of a steep cutting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 1 hour ago, PorkyP said: You'd think in some places it'd make sense to let the trees grow up a bit on embankments to sort of tie the ground together a bit...one place I saw a few years ago when doing some site work in England, they'd fixed some kind of steel mesh all along the sides of a steep cutting.. Some of the issues and remedies - https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Earthworks-Technical-Strategy.pdf This new embankment near me did get supplied with trees. They need to be the "right sort of trees" to reduce the leaf-fall problems... You can see the overheads for the old line , and just see its rails at the bottom on the left - the new diverging line runs across at the top, where the work is going on in the picture - any slippage has the potential to disrupt the whole lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorkyP Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 That's a very interesting link, some of the measures look very similar to what I've seen, the location i mentioned was in the dark blue high risk map area too..I imagine we're looking at huge costs for these kind of operations.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, PorkyP said: That's a very interesting link, some of the measures look very similar to what I've seen, the location i mentioned was in the dark blue high risk map area too..I imagine we're looking at huge costs for these kind of operations.. What you end up doing will depend upon the actual situation on the site - and its history. Some thought also needs to be given to the future, whether you're going to need to dig it up regularly or not - more of an issue with roads, I suppose, rather than railways. About £250,000,000 for the one above - https://www.railwayoperators.co.uk/2017/05/presentation-norton-bridge-remodelling-and-grade-separation-6th-october-2016/ - to reduce conflicting crossovers at an existing adjacent junction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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