The damage seen from the air on December 31.
NETWORK RAIL
A SECTION of embankment on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), south of Carstairs station was breached by flood water after a period of extreme weather on December 30.
The closure caused considerable disruption for passengers travelling for new year celebrations, with no passenger or freight services north of Carlisle, passengers were being told not to travel as there were limitations on ticket acceptance via other routes.
The embankment, where Brow Burn flows through a culvert, was eroded on both sides for around 40 metres and Network Rail engineers needed to stabilise and reinforce the area with around 300 tonnes of new stone.