'Two months' to repair flood-damaged Glasgow-Edinburgh rail link [BBC News]





Date: 18/08/2020

The Glasgow to Edinburgh line flooded when a section of the Union Canal breached during heavy rain.


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The Glasgow to Edinburgh line flooded when a section of the Union Canal breached during heavy rain.

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The extent of the flood damage to the Edinburgh and Glasgow main line near Polmont.
Location: Polmont
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
/08/2020 Network Rail


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18/08/2020Scale of flood damage on Edinburgh- Glasgow line revealed [Network Rail]
17/08/2020Bellwin scheme unlocked to support financial impact of Stonehaven train crash [Press and Journal]
15/08/2020Union Canal: Water levels being restored as dams plug breach [Falkirk Herald]
14/08/2020Major delays on Scotland's busiest transport routes in aftermath of flooding [Scotsman]
14/08/2020Heart of Wales line closed as extreme weather floods railway and causes significant damage [Network Rail]
13/08/2020Passengers evacuated after train gets stuck in landslip [Metro]
13/08/2020Storm leaves 30m hole in Union Canal [BBC News]
12/08/2020Thunderstorms bring flooding and disruption [BBC News]
12/08/2020Three dead after passenger train derails near Stonehaven [BBC News]
12/08/2020Hartwood: Flooding in North Lanarkshire brings Glasgow Central trains to a halt [Evening Times]
05/08/2020Heavy weather disrupts Ardrossan and Ayr railway routes [Ardrossan Herald]
04/08/2020ScotRail's Helensburgh trains cancelled due to flooding [Helensburgh Advertiser]
26/06/2020West Highland line recovery works underway [Network Rail]
23/05/2020Travel services cancelled and flood alerts issued as heavy rain and high winds sweep across Scotland [Scotsman]
13/05/2020'Don't flood public transport' Grant Shapps warns as England heads back to work [Metro]
06/03/2020Flooding disrupts performance across Scotland's Railway [ScotRail]
24/02/2020Bus replacement services for Aberdeen rail passengers after line floods [Evening Express]
24/02/2020Flooding sparks rail misery for passengers [Inverness Courier]
21/02/2020Perth rail passengers told by ScotRail to expect delays and cancellations after flooding [Daily Record]
20/02/2020West coast main line partially closed due to flooding [The Herald]
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15/02/2020ScotRail advise customers 'not to travel' as Storm Dennis causes travel chaos [The Scottish Sun]
13/02/2020Passengers warned of likely rail disruption as Storm Dennis sweeps across Britain [Network Rail]
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19/08/2019Glasgow to Oban rail route to reopen after flooding [BBC News]
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