Drone footage shows scale of work to replace rail embankment from pump station Watch Video

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✓ Published: 24-Mar-2024

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Network Rail has released new drone footage showing the huge operation underway to repair a landslip on the railway in Telford affecting journeys between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury stations.<br/>On Friday, March 8 Network Rail closed the line near Oakengates stations in both directions for safety reasons following a landslip on a steep railway embankment.<br/>More than 5,000 tonnes of material slipped beneath a 50-metre section of the railway after persistent heavy rainfall over the winter months had weakened the earthwork beneath it.