Flooding affects services [Railscot]





Date: 22/10/2002

This was a day of disrupted services. The North Berwick Line flooded, there was a track defect at Gartshore and flooding between Linlithgow and Edinburgh Haymarket (Edinburgh to Glasgow line), flooding at Inverkeithing, a landslide between Aberdeen and Stonehaven, and flooding of the Bathgate line. The East Coast Main Line was closed between Edinburgh and Berwick.




External links

RAILSCOT | North Berwick Branch

North Berwick Branch

BBC Website (Includes picture of flooded North Berwick station).

BBC News Online Scotland captures some of the images as heavy rain and strong winds cause disruption across the country.

Related news items

Tags: x Landslide x Flood x North Berwick x Gartshore Loops x Linlithgow x Inverkeithing x Stonehaven x Bathgate

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08/12/2009Row over staff on new rail link [BBC News]
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02/11/2009Floods causing havoc in Scotland [BBC News]
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22/10/2009Harwich line passenger services suspended till 9 November [Network Rail Article]
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16/09/2009Men in court over station brawl [BBC News Article]
05/09/2009Construction of new rail line powers ahead [Network Rail Article]
03/09/2009Floods block east coast rail line [BBC News Article]
01/09/2009Gogar station exhibition: next stops Waverley and Inverkeithing [Network Rail Article]
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10/08/2009Full speed ahead for Airdrie-Bathgate link [Network Rail Article]
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01/06/2009Appeal over station 'gang fight' [BBC News Article]
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28/04/2009Airdrie-Bathgate rail link [Scottish Government]
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23/06/2007Deluge causes railway chaos [Scotsman]
22/06/2007Landslide causes rail disruption [BBC News]
16/06/2007Rail Revamp is on Track
15/05/2007Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2007 [Off of Pub Serv Info]
10/05/2007Rail link scheme gets green light [BBC News]
28/03/2007Major rail link project approved [BBC News]
28/03/2007Rail link on track for green light [Scottish Executive]
06/03/2007Labour set to make pledge on rail station [Scotsman]
02/03/2007Passenger protests save cross-city trains. [Scotsman]
16/02/2007Refurbishment of North Berwick 322s complete
23/11/2006Central rail link to be approved [BBC News]
25/10/2006Trains claim bike title [Scotsman]
30/09/2006Rail route finds itself on fast track to success [Scotsman]
20/09/2006Progress on east-west rail plan [BBC News]
08/06/2006Make tracks to forum [Scotsman]
07/06/2006Platform for rail users [Scotsman]
02/06/2006Green light for park-and-ride despite row [Scotsman]
01/03/2006Hundreds air their views on rail link [Scotsman]
24/02/2006MSP calls for answers on bypass questions [Press and Journal]
22/07/2005Witnesses sought after man’s rail track death [ic WestLothian.co.uk]
16/06/2005Hull Trains 170/3s at Haymarket
27/05/2005West Lothian signals support for rail bid [Scotsman]
25/05/2005Work on track for new rail line [Scottish Executive]
07/03/2005Commuters line up for rail clash [Scotsman]
21/01/2005Study to see if rail link is on right track [Scotsman]
12/01/2005Severe weather 7-12 January
19/12/20042004: Year in review
27/10/2004Longer trains for Bathgate and East Kilbride routes
19/10/2004Disruption spoils First's ScotRail debut [Scotsman]
01/09/2004Councils back prospect of Airdrie to Bathgate railway link [Scotsman]
11/08/2004Weather leads to service cancellations in Scotland [Railscot]
24/05/2004North Berwick service becomes locomotive hauled
18/03/2004City braced for shops' tram rebate claims [Scotsman]
10/03/2004Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Bathgate Public Meeting
05/03/2004Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Livingston Exhibition
04/03/2004Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Airdrie Public Meeting
27/02/2004Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Airdrie Exhibition
17/01/2004Edinburgh Waverley station closure
08/10/2003Trial of new timetable posters
15/09/2003Babtie Group to carry out engineering study on closed Airdrie to Bathgate line
05/07/2003Forth Bridge to close for Repairs
21/03/2003Extension of CCTV station coverage
25/02/2003Lengthening of station platforms
22/01/2003Airdrie to Bathgate to re-open?
15/12/2002Elgin to Keith re-opened
30/11/2002Elgin to Forres to re-open
18/11/2002Weather impacts on ScotRail's performance [Scotsman]
15/11/2002Flooding of Aberdeen to Inverness line
10/11/2002Line blocked by landslip near Larbert [Railscot]
06/11/2002Edinburgh Park station
01/11/2002Landslide at Hartwood [Railscot]
23/10/2002Service disruption and reinstatement [Railscot]
20/08/2002Argyle Line re-opened
30/07/2002'Monsoon' disrupts services [Railscot]
17/06/2002North Berwick's 150th anniversary
02/06/2002New ScotRail Summer Timetable
14/01/2002Strategic Rail Authority's 10 year plan
20/12/2001New '322' trains for North Berwick service
29/10/2001Mudslide closes Kyle of Lochalsh to Strathcarron [Railscot]
15/08/2001Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane
16/05/2001Rail Passengers Committee meeting in North Berwick
21/02/2001Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunfermline
02/01/2001Landslide near Gleneagles [Railscot]
01/01/2001Forth Rail Bridge's new floodlighting
28/07/2000Flooding of the East Coast Mainline at Grantshouse [Railscot]
06/03/2000Funding for Edinburgh CrossRail
28/10/1999Awards from the Public Transport Fund