The repair work is expected to take weeks with up to 100 workers onsite each day bringing in 40,000 tonnes of rock, and removing 30,000 tonnes of soil.
A massive operation is underway to repair a critical rail line in the Blue Mountains after a landslide last week will see it closed for a month.A massive sinkhole on the Main Western Line through the Blue Mountains is expected to take six weeks to repair
Repairs will include bringing 40,000 tonnes of rock into the site to re-lay the train tracks and 30,000 tonnes of soilPlanning is underway to reopen one track from July 24 to allow only the movement of critical freight, and likely only at night.Full access, including passenger services, are not expected to resume for another four weeks.
Fletchers International Exports at Dubbo in the central west would usually operate four trains a week into Port Botany but could only manage two with disruptions across the entire rail network.
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