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Flooded tunnel blocked a railway in Scotland
Extreme weather conditions in Scotland flooded a 340-meter tunnel blocking a major railway network near Edinburgh. The Winchburgh Tunnel is located west of Scotland's capital. The tunnel was flooded...
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Landslide forces an entire railway line in UK to close
A railway that connects the town of Hastings and London was forced to stop operating after a landslide occurred earlier this week. Due to the 400-tons landslide, part of track near Barnehurst was c...
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Tunnel becomes safe with the usage of Polystyrene blocks
An old and non-operational railway tunnel that lies underneath the approach roads north of the Forth Road Bridge has been made safe by stuffing it with expanded polystyrene blocks. The 420m tu...
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Soil conditions challenge HSR in Singapore
Building the underground Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high speed rail (HSR) terminus is likely to be challenging, time-consuming and costly, mainly due to the soft soil conditions prevailing in the area,...
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Immersed tunnel beneath Bosphorus Strait connects Europe and Asia (video)
The submerged tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait opened on Tuesday, connecting the European and Asian shores of Istanbul. The railway tunnel is 13.6km (8.5miles) long and consists of a 1.4km long (0.87...
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