在成功完成William和Mallaig之间成功完成修复工作之后，西高地线将于明天（星期一，7月13日星期一）全面重新开放乘客。
The line had been closed by damaged tracks at Lochailort after extreme rainfall caused a nearby stream to overflow and wash-away a section of the railway embankment beneath the line.
Engineers have worked around-the-clock to replace more than 1,600 tons of material washed away by the flash-flood on June 25 and to install new under-track drainage systems and relay over 80metres of track.
Work has also been carried out to improve drainage on third-party land to reduce future risk to the railway and the project team has improved the flood defences of a nearby lineside neighbour affected by the extreme weather.
Liam Sumpter, Network Rail Scotland route director, said: “With the easing of lockdown and the reopening of the tourism sector, it was vital that we complete these repairs quickly to help support the local economy in the West Highlands.
“The line had been extensively damaged and our engineers have been working around-the-clock to reopen the railway for our customers.
“I’d also thank our contractors – QTS and Story – for their close collaboration during this project, which has been vital to getting passengers moving again.”