Work to install a new railway line drainage system near Cumbria's border with North Yorkshire is now complete.

The project was delivered on the Settle to Carlisle line in rural Cumbria due to rainwater deteriorating the foundation of the railway track.

Engineers installed the drainage to collect surface and ground water, allowing it to flow into the nearby Cow Ghyll Beck stream. Workers then began repairing the embankement which approaches the tunnel north of Dent Station.

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Features included installing a weir to slow the stream at the base of the earthwork during storms and heavy rainfall. A second wall was also built to support the repaired slope above.

Rhiannon Price, project manager for Network Rail, said: "The work that the team has carried out at Dent will make sure that train services will be able to run safely and more reliably on a remote and iconic section of railway for years to come.

"There were a number of challenges that the team faced in completing this, not least the environment where the site was located. The roads were narrow and winding with some very steep gradients. However the staff overcame these physical obstacles and as you can see from the pictures the end result is quite impressive."

(LM)