Political leaders in West Yorkshire have promised to fight for more funding to protect the region’s railways from being disrupted by landslips.
A meeting heard weather-related incidents have increased due to excessive rainfall. The railway line between Knottingley and Pontefract Monkhill was shut for seven weeks after a section of embankment collapsed in March. Serious infrastructure damage was also caused after a landslip at Baildon in February, resulting in the full closure of the Shipley-Guiseley line. Two homes next to line will have to be demolished after being affected by the same movement of land.
Network Rail is increasing money in a national fund of £2.8b around climate resilience and extreme weather. “I think it’s particularly important for our area, where we have a significant amount of cuttings and embankments. Strategically, we need to make sure we continue to push Network Rail about getting what we need out of that.” Committee chair Susan Hinchcliff: “It has been very disruptive for our residents over the last few months.
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