Cutting sides are being regraded on the Glasgow and South Western line between Sanquhar and Dumfries to lessen the risk of landslips as a result of higher levels of rainfall, ultimately as a result of climate change.
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REMEDIAL work to protect and contain embankments from slips, and adjacent land from causing flooding on the railway, is taking place on the former Glasgow & South Western route between Sanquhar and Dumfries.
Costing £8m, Network Rail along with contractor QTS, is improving the condition of cuttings where modelling and pro-active monitoring has indicated an increased risk from extreme rainfall.
Work includes the installation of extensive crest drainage at the top of railway embankments to channel water flowing from hillsides surrounding the railway into newly upgraded drains which will carry it away from the track and discharge it safely.