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RailEarthworks2022

Ferro Rail Cutting

A rail cutting made safe, with new retaining walls and drainage, built in weekend closures.

A new track bed in a rail cutting, with retaining walls on both sides and an excavator on the slope
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0

What we built

Stabilised slopes, low retaining walls along the track bed, and new drainage under it.

The hard part

Trains ran all week. Work could only happen when the line was closed at weekends.

How we did it

Each weekend had a fixed plan. The line was handed back every Monday morning.