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Some of the worst affected places on the line and the repair work involved were as follows (from north to south):
*[[Oldbury Viaduct]]: the track bed was washed out immediately south of the viaduct, and the face of the embankment began to slide towards Daniels Mill. To resolve the problem a retaining wall was built, consisting of 25 concrete piles up to 30 feet in depth capped with a concrete beam.
*Knowlesands: Three sections of the railway were washed out in the area previously affected in November 2000. The repair involved replacing the unstable ground with ‘reinforced earth’, new fill material sandwiched with geotextile mesh.
