Network Rail has announced that emergency repair work to secure a section of the West Coast Mainline near Warrington after a landslip occurred has been a success.

The work has been completed a day ahead of schedule.

Dutton Viaduct near Acton Bridge was forced to close in the southbound direction on Sunday 1st March.

Engineers spent 12 hours last night, Monday 2nd March 2020, placing 380 tonnes of rock to strengthen the damaged embankment.

Up to 100 tonnes of stone will be added when trains aren’t running over the next two nights.

However, passengers are being advised their journeys will take longer than usual, with a 20mph speed limit over the viaduct in force.

What did the officials say?

Phil James, director for Network Rail‘s North West route, said:

 “I’d like to thank passengers for their patience while we’ve been working hard to make Dutton Viaduct safe for trains again.

“Many people’s journeys over the last 48 hours will have been tough and for that I can only apologise. Our priority was to make the railway safe and get it back up and running again as soon as we could, and I’m glad to say we’ve done this faster than expected.”

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