What we’re doing to help prevent landslips and the delays they cause
铁路上的土地上（也称为滑坡）通常定义为当土壤，岩石和地球落到并全部或部分地模糊轨道时。
山体滑坡可以发生在任何地方，慢慢地或快速移动。当他们影响铁路，道路和其他基础设施时，它们会导致大量的破坏。
They commonly occur when the ground becomes saturated with water after long periods of heavy rain. As the earth becomes heavier, the water forces apart grains of soil so that they no longer lock together – resulting in a landslip as the structure becomes loose and unstable.
What we do when there’s a landslip
当Landslips发生时，不幸的是，延迟所以延迟。火车不能以同样的方式避免碎片，以同样的方式，汽车可以避免在路上的小障碍物，所以当落地后的轨道上有碎片，我们将经常需要重新路由服务。
Before trains can run on the line again after a landslip, we’ll remove any debris and check that the infrastructure is safe and working.
即使在最初的山顶后，也有持续的担忧。一旦Landslip开始移动，斜坡将永久削弱。这意味着它更有可能有进一步的山地坡度。一些斜坡 - 或切割，因为它们也被众所周知 - 在我们的轨道的两侧都需要通过改善排水或向斜坡本身添加更强的材料来加强，例如钢棒或土着钉子。这项工作要稳定地球可能需要时间。
我们如何降低山地船材造成的延误
- It’s important that we identify the sites prone to landslips to ensure that we keep passengers and our engineers safe. The main method for doing this is by regular examination by our engineers.
- 在我们知道网站面临着山顶的风险，我们可以采用许多不同的监控技术，包括运动传感器和闭路电视来检测土壤和摇滚运动。
- 我们还可以开展工程，以提高坡度范围从维护到大规模干预的稳定性。
- When we getflood警告来自环境局和Flood Forecasting Centre, we send people and equipment to the at-risk areas so we’re in a position to act quickly.
- 您可以了解更多有关我们工作的信息，以减少我们的山地划分Earthworks Technical Strategy document.
Earthworks and managing vegetation
In order to keep our earthworks safe, it is often necessary to manage vegetation.
While in some cases, the presence of vegetation may be beneficial to the stability of an earthwork slope, in many cases the presence of vegetation has a detrimental effect.
这可以包括：
- 根除斜坡的块;
- 导致粘土坡收缩的树木导致轨道沉降;
- 植被防止进入坡度检查或开展维护活动。
The decision to remove vegetation from an earthwork slope will generally seek to balance the vegetation effect on the earthwork with the impact on other parts of the railway and the environment.
Major clearance
How we take care in ensuring lineside clearances are handled correctly and sensitively.