GROUND CONTROL

Keeping the train lines open

Network Rail's major resilience work on the Newport to Gloucester railway line in the UK

Rockfall netting being installed with rock bolts along the Severn Estuary line to help prevent further line closures due to slope failures. Credit: Network Rail

Rockfall netting being installed with rock bolts along the Severn Estuary line to help prevent further line closures due to slope failures. Credit: Network Rail

Train services resumed after nearly three weeks of round-the-clock work by Network Rail to help protect the Severn Estuary line from extreme weather. The railway was partially closed between Newport and...

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