Landslip closes railway line 'for rest of day' [Ross-shire Journal]





Date: 08/12/2020

A landslip just west of Dingwall has closed the Kyle rail line for the rest of the day, ScotRail has warned. [Journeycheck: Due to a landslip between Dingwall and Garve all lines are closed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day on 09/12/20.]


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Landslip closes railway line 'for rest of day'

Ross-shire Journal

A LANDSLIP just west of Dingwall has closed the Kyle rail line for the rest of the day, ScotRail has warned.

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