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Urgent repairs to a Victorian railway viaduct over the River Tame in Greater Manchester have restarted after three major storms forced Network Rail engineers to down tools.
More than 5,500 tonnes of large boulders are being laid at the foot of the Reddish Vale viaduct near Stockport to stop its bases – also known as piers – from being eroded by fast flowing river water.
However work had to stop for several days when the River Tame swelled to unsafe levels after storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin.
Now the essential repairs have restarted to protect the 147-year-old structure and keep trains running safely on the Hope Valley line above for decades to come.
