A BADLY-DAMAGED railway is set to reopen weeks after it was devastated by Storm Doris.

The Conwy Valley line is expected to reopen in mid-April following weeks of extensive repair work needed as a result of damage caused in February.

The line has remained closed since Thursday, 23 February, when a tree fell on the line disturbing lineside vegetation on the rock face next to the railway at Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Following an aerial assessment, engineers have been busy working to fix the damage, scaling the rock face to remove the disturbed vegetation and unstable rock formations.

Due to the limited accessibility of the site, with a single track railway and no road access, engineers have been unable to use machinery typically used for similar repairs.

A team of specialist geo-technical engineers have been clearing the vegetation and will then remove over 300 tonnes of rock from the rock face in the coming weeks to ensure the line is safe to reopen for passengers.

Read the full story in this week’s Meirionnydd edition of the Cambrian News