To understand the mechanical behaviours of red bed soil-rock embankment reinforced with gabion, field tests are conducted to obtain soil pressure, the deformations of gabion reinforcement and gabion wall and the potential internal fracture surface. Meanwhile, based on in-situ tests and FLAC3Dnumerical modelling, a comprehensive analysis is performed to investigate the effects of reinforcement spacing, reinforcement length, compression modulus, strength indicators of foundation soil and compaction of embankment fill on mechanical behaviours of the embankment. Field tests indicate that the tensi...