Landslide closes railway at Stainforth
Landslide at Stainforth affecting the railway between Doncaster and Goole/Hull and Scunthorpe/Cleethorpes. Closed until further notice
Landslide at Stainforth affecting the railway between Doncaster and Goole/Hull and Scunthorpe/Cleethorpes. Closed until further notice
Rail users in parts of Yorkshire have been warned to expect weeks of disruption following a dramatic landslide in South Yorkshire.
The damage to the line in the Stainforth area is thought to have been caused by movement in a huge colliery spoil heap next to the railway.
It has left some of the track almost at right angles to its normal position and around 20ft in the air. David Hirst reports
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