Changes

The following year, Folly Point was one of the many areas on the Railway affected by the [[2007 Storm Damage|freak storms of June 2007]]. An inspection on 20 June, the day after the first storm, revealed that the hillside above the railway appeared to be pushing the railway towards the river, with the tops of the gabion baskets now leaning outwards. At the same time the river bank itself was being eroded, threatening to undercut the retaining wall. Within a few hours permission had been granted to tip stones into the river to stem the erosion. The area was then one of the first places along the Railway where remedial work began. The track was lifted, the whole area dug out and new gabion baskets inserted. Progress was halted and the site was evacuated when the hillside above the railway was found to be moving again. Specialist plant was brought in to install drainage, and another stone gabion wall installed above the railway to prevent further incursion. In early August around 60 tons of stone ballast were brought in to allow lifting and packing of the rails to the correct level, after which the track was relaid<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Sowden (2012)]] pp. 38-39.</ref>.<ref>SVR News 160, "Track Topics"</ref>.