Slip-sliding away.....

It's not just the humans who are slip-sliding away (and yes, the snow has returned again after only two days of 'clear ground' last week).

The Speyside Way railway embankment near Knockando has joined in the 'slippery' action with a major and potentially catastrophic landslip developing in the last week. From bitter past experience, we know how much this kind of slip costs to repair and this time the financial cupboard looks particularly bare. A full assessment cannot be carried out until the snow goes away again - for the moment the route is not actually closed, though any further developments on the ground may change this at any time . No obvious alternative route exists here and closure remains a very real possibility. For the moment, approach and cross the area with great caution

Watch this space.