Landslip between Guildford and Redhill

RichT54

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Landslip between Guildford and Redhill - 20/12/19

« on: December 20, 2019, 08:55:29 »

According to Journey Check:

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Due to a landslip between Guildford and Redhill the line is blocked.
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes. Disruption is expected until 11:00 20/12.

There are some photos of the scene near Guildford in the following article:

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/live-guildford-swr-delays-cancellations-17451036


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BBM

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Re: Landslip between Guildford and Redhill - 20/12/19

« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2019, 09:56:20 »

GWR^▸ has tweeted a similar photo of the landslip (believed to be just south of Guildford station):
https://twitter.com/GWRHelp/status/1207959508628254720


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stuving

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Re: Landslip between Guildford and Redhill - 20/12/19

« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2019, 10:18:39 »

Isn't that the tunnel southern portal?


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grahame

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Re: Landslip between Guildford and Redhill - 20/12/19

« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2019, 10:30:39 »

Quote from: stuving on December 20, 2019, 10:18:39

Isn't that the tunnel southern portal?

Yes ... a correspondent tells me it is. Doesn't that block the main SWR^» Portsmouth line too?


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stuving

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Re: Landslip between Guildford and Redhill - 20/12/19

« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2019, 10:54:37 »

Quote from: grahame on December 20, 2019, 10:30:39

Quote from: stuving on December 20, 2019, 10:18:39

Isn't that the tunnel southern portal?

Yes ... a correspondent tells me it is. Doesn't that block the main SWR^» Portsmouth line too?

Indeed it does. The way they were reported separately by SWR as "between..." meant I didn't realise at first there was just one.


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