Carrbridge Floods, 1923 - Workers on shuttering

This photograph shows workers repairing the railway line and building a new bridge near Carrbridge. A telegraph pole dominates the centre of the image.<br /> <br /> On 8 July 1923 severe thunderstorms led to acute flooding in the Carrbridge district of Inverness-shire. This resulted in the collapse of six rail and road bridges, the levelling of nearly half a mile of railway embankments and the destruction of existing flood protection works.<br /> <br /> Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons were contracted to carry out repairs and had 250 men working on site, living in hastily erected huts. The workforce included labourers, blacksmiths, carpenters and mechanics as well as clerical and other ancillary staff. Passenger and goods traffic was routed through Grantown and Forres while the repairs were carried out.<br /> <br /> The Carrbridge to Inverness road re-opened on 15 July but the railway didn't re-open until 31 August.