Trains halted by shrinking peat affecting tracks (service curtailment to allow tamping)

[AndrewE]

Great Northern trains halted by shrinking peat affecting tracks

Buses will replace trains for late night and early services between King's Lynn and King's Cross.

www.bbc.com

"This type of work was already planned... with train services finishing earlier, but tamping will now be taking place for around an extra hour each night to make the maximum impact."

Network Rail apologised to passengers for the inconvenience, but added: "In the last two years we have dropped 25,800 tonnes of ballast on this part of the line to try to minimise the effects of peat shrinkage, but an exceptionally dry spring this year has meant that it hasn't been possible to eliminate track issues."

which sounds sensible.

 

[Spekejunction]

Great Northern trains halted by shrinking peat affecting tracks

Buses will replace trains for late night and early services between King's Lynn and King's Cross.

www.bbc.com

which sounds sensible.

Question to those who know..Would it be sensible to temporarily downgrade the sand trains to RA7.?