TRAIN services in between Basingstoke and Woking are running normally following a recent landslip. 

A landslip, first reported on Friday, December 1, created cracks of up to 45 meters long and 50cm deep near Brookwood in Surrey.

Tiny sensors in the ground, known as remote condition monitoring, detected movement in a 100-metre-long slope next to the St John’s Hill Road overbridge.

In order to prevent further landslips, and repair the cutting as quickly as possible, engineers are installing 170 sheet piles - 10-metre-long pieces of steel, driven into the ground at the base of the slope.

A statement from Southern Western Railway said: "At times, engineers will need to close two of the four tracks through the area. Trains will then need to be manually signalled by engineers using red and green ‘hand signals’.

"This will mean that we can only run three trains per hour, instead of the normal nine, severely reducing our services in this area."

Network Rail Wessex also posted: "Despite our best efforts to restore the line for Monday, awful weather and gusty wind has made it unsafe for the tall crane to operate safely. The crane is essential for us to complete the work and repair the landslip.

"We expect the weather to improve in the coming days."

Readers can check train schedules here: southwesternrailway.com/train-times