{"id":8685,"date":"2024-02-05T18:58:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T08:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=49818"},"modified":"2024-02-05T18:58:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T08:58:43","slug":"nailed-it-ratho-rock-restraint-lets-scotlands-busiest-line-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=8685","title":{"rendered":"Nailed it. Ratho rock restraint lets Scotland\u2019s busiest line reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"

A deteriorating rock face is not the sort of thing you want next to your railway. The wrong kind of boulders on the line is no laughing matter. So, for the past week, a remedial operation has been underway to stabilise a rock face on the Edinburgh – Glasgow main line. The partners in the operation, Scotland\u2019s Railway and Network Rail, have reported complete success.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>To get trains running normally again, engineers worked around the clock for four days to make the Ratho rock face safe to pass. Specialist teams removed over 200 tonnes of material from the 100 metre-long, 10-metre-high outcrop, overhanging the railway to the west of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

Money well spent on small project with big reward<\/h2>\n

Just west of Edinburgh, the small town of Ratho hasn\u2019t been a stop on the main line for decades. It has, however, brought the railway in Central Scotland to a halt for the best part of a week. The tracks through Ratho are essentially plain tracks. However, they lead on to the junction that carries the busiest route between Edinburgh and Glasgow (via Falkirk). They also lead to the second busiest line between the two cities (via Bathgate). In other words, extremely busy tracks.<\/p>\n