landslip
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Alt. of Landslide
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A 100-tonne boulder was found after the landslip, the latest in recent months and years to blight the A83 Tarbet to Campbeltown route at the Rest and Be Thankful.
It is then believed to have returned north, initially on the southbound line, before crossing over to the northbound line at Carmont - and then hit a second landslip and derailed.
I was wondering if this derailment was just caused by flooding, but it seems there was a landslip caused by the rain.
Assessments of damage to the A83 caused by a large landslip on Tuesday night were continuing today with teams back on site since first light to carry out clear-up of material.
Once repairs are complete, one lane of the A83 will re-open with teams continuing with work to construct a temporary catch-pit at the base of the steep channel formed by the most recent landslip to provide further mitigation and protection for the A83.
The English terminal had to be located in the Castle Hill landslip, which consists of displaced and tipping blocks of lower chalk, glauconitic marl and gault debris.