Case Study
Sharnbrook Embankment
THE PROJECT SHARNBROOK EMBANKMENT APPLICATION MASS GRAVITY GABION WALL LOCATION SHARNBROOK, BEDFORDSHIRE DATE JUNE 2007 CLIENT NETWORK RAIL CONSULTANT CORUS RAIL CONSULTANCY CONTRACTOR MAY GURNEY LIMITED CASE STUDY SERIES #2PROJECT BACKGROUND The Midland Main Line passes through some relatively hilly areas of which Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire is one. Within this region there is a 1 in 119 gradient from the south taking the line to 100 metres (340