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Rainfall blamed for rail repairs (BBC News)

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Old 16th July 2008, 13:40
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Rainfall blamed for rail repairs (BBC News)

Rail chiefs say climate change means they must spend £8m reinforcing a railway embankment.

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Old 16th July 2008, 19:17
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So the landslips in 1906 and 1932 were also due to man-made climate change then huh?! What bolony, the big green lie rises again.............
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Old 16th July 2008, 19:58
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Network Rail trying to play a sympathy card or something?

If it needs reinforcing it needs reinforcing.
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Old 16th July 2008, 21:30
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Not the wrong sort of rain!!!!
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Old 17th July 2008, 20:05
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Not the wrong sort of rain!!!!
Nope....the wrong sort of previous asset investment and maintenance.

Railways dont last for ever. Especially embankments and cuttings.
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