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08/06/2016

Network Rail Begins Landslip Repairs In West Yorkshire

Work is underway to repair a landslip near a railway track in West Yorkshire.

A small section of ballast on the route near Baildon station was washed away after flash flooding on Tuesday evening.

Engineers are planning to carry out repairs throughout today, 08 June and overnight.

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Neil Henry, area director for Network Rail, said: "Our team has been on site since yesterday evening and repairs to the landslip are already under way. We are working to get the line between Bradford Forster Square and Ilkey open as soon as possible and will provide a further update as soon as we know when repairs will be completed."

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