The resilience of rail infrastructure: reports from the Network Rail earthworks and weather advisory task forces

Yesterday Network Rail released more information, and some good images, of the Harbury Tunnel landslide in Central England. The images suggest a complex failure mechanism involving 350,000 tonnes of material

Southannan: a major railway landslide in Scotland over the weekend has blocked the line between Ardrossan and Largs

Yesterday Storm Francis triggered a large peat bog landslide at Slieveanorra in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Yesterday a rail accident near to Stonehaven in Scotland killed three people. There is speculation that it was caused by a landslide. This shines a light on the challenges of managing ageing earthworks on the UK rail system.

As improved images and information become available, it is becoming possible to gain a better understanding of the cause of the Edenville Dam breach

On 22nd January 2018 a train was derailed by a landslide at Loch Eilt in north-west Scotland. The RAIB report explains why the landslide was not retained by a catch fence installed at the location.

The massive toe weight structure protecting the railway line on the Folkestone Warren rotational landslide in Kent in southern England

Farnley Haugh landslide in Northumberland, northern England has caused an indefinite closure of the railway line between Carlisle and Newcastle.

Storm Desmond brought record-breaking rainfall to Cumbria and Scotland this weekend, causing extensive landsliding across a large area.