Rutland Bridge bash means freight diversions for another week
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The railway bridge struck so heavily that it had to be partly demolished is still out of action two weeks after the incident. Rail traffic is severely disrupted, and road users have also been urged to avoid the town of Oakham, the administrative centre of the ceremonial county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The level crossings through the town are well-known as local congestion points and are expected to be busier than normal.
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All roots of disturbings have to be outed, from railways, now!
(Simple risk of a risk means added logistic costs, those too high – and since long due for reducing!)
Line by line, step by step, railways substantially have to be upgraded! Capacity and utilisation of assets, soundly and sustainably, have to be ensured, with safe margins, etc.!
(The current strategy of Industry and IM:s, has proved devastating, for all – except producers of road vehicles…)