England-Scotland rail still struggling after bridge damage near Newcastle

Published on 12-10-2023 at 06:30

Aerial shot of triple headed engineering train on PLessey Viaduct in Northumberland, England, showing a wooded scene over a deep river valley — An engineering train in attendance on Plessey Viaduct in Northumberland, England, showing the damaged retaining wall which was discovered during routing maintenance on the nineteenth-century structure. Image: © Network Rail.: Network Rail

The East Coast Main Line, the route of the famous Flying Scotsman, which suffered the effects of the weekend storms that hit the north of the UK, has a new challenge. The line, which also carries hundreds of mixed traffic movements every day between England and Scotland, remains severely disrupted due a structural failure on a historic bridge.