RAILSCOT | Washed away rail track to cause travel misery into start of weekend [Grampian Online]

Washed away rail track to cause travel misery into start of weekend [Grampian Online]

Date: 10/12/2020

Disruption for passengers on Inverness-Aberdeen line until at least Saturday. Part of the track has been damaged between Forres and Elgin with services out of Inverness terminating in Forres, and journeys from Aberdeen ending at Elgin.

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Washed away rail track to cause travel misery into start of weekend

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Disruption for passengers on Inverness-Aberdeen line until at least Saturday.

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05/12/2020	Severe flooding cancels trains and trams in parts of Scotland [BBC News]
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11/11/2020	Anger after early morning Moray to Inverness trains are reduced in timetable shake-up [Press and Journal]
24/10/2020	Speed restrictions in place for north trains after heavy rain [Press and Journal]
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21/10/2020	Far North Line flooding sparks rail cancellations [John O Groat Journal]
20/10/2020	Saltcoats and Ardrossan trains disrupted by flooding [Ardrossan Herald]
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16/09/2020	ScotRail posts video showing progress to repair Edinburgh to Glasgow railway line [Edinburgh News]
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25/08/2020	Burntisland railway line reopens after flood closure [Fife Today]
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14/08/2020	Major delays on Scotland's busiest transport routes in aftermath of flooding [Scotsman]
13/08/2020	Passengers evacuated after train gets stuck in landslip [Metro]
12/08/2020	Thunderstorms bring flooding and disruption [BBC News]
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04/08/2020	ScotRail's Helensburgh trains cancelled due to flooding [Helensburgh Advertiser]
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21/02/2020	Perth rail passengers told by ScotRail to expect delays and cancellations after flooding [Daily Record]
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24/06/2019	Trams suspended amid Edinburgh flooding [BBC News]
14/06/2019	England flooding: Flood passengers stranded on rescue train [BBC News]
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10/10/2017	HITRANS Autumn Newsletter [HITRANS]
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19/06/2015	Ilkeston station work set to start in the autumn [BBC News]
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28/03/2014	Inverness-Aberdeen railway investment of £170m announced [BBC News]
26/02/2014	Submerged Somerset railway line to remain closed for 'many weeks' [BBC News]
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13/09/2013	Trains trial for Speyside whisky deliveries [BBC News]
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26/09/2012	Wensleydale Railway to the rescue [The Northern Echo]
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29/09/2011	£200m plan for Inverness to Aberdeen rail link [Highland News]
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25/10/2009	Flooding causes rail disruption [BBC News Article]
03/09/2009	Floods block east coast rail line [BBC News Article]
22/08/2008	Clean-up efforts after flooding [BBC News Article]
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15/08/2008	Inverness - Elgin rail replacement works [Network Rail Article]
09/08/2008	Full services resume as rail flooding eases [Network Rail Article]
08/08/2008	Floods cause further rail delays [BBC News Article]
05/04/2008	Subway closed because of flooding [BBC News Article]
12/03/2008	Rail station on track for facelift
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06/11/2007	Rail enhancement gives Aberdeen an international rail freight corridor [EWS Railway]
25/04/2007	Treforrest facelift [Railway Strategies]
12/01/2005	Severe weather 7-12 January [Railscot]
23/11/2004	Talk Rail Freight Developments: Mossend - Elgin by Councillor Martin Ford, Chair of North East Scotland Rail Freight Development Group
19/10/2004	Disruption spoils First's ScotRail debut [Scotsman]
02/09/2003	RPC meeting in Elgin
15/12/2002	Elgin to Keith re-opened
30/11/2002	Elgin to Forres to re-open
18/11/2002	Weather impacts on ScotRail's performance [Scotsman]
15/11/2002	Flooding of Aberdeen to Inverness line
23/10/2002	Service disruption and reinstatement [Railscot]
22/10/2002	Flooding affects services [Railscot]
30/07/2002	'Monsoon' disrupts services [Railscot]
15/08/2001	Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane [Railscot]
28/07/2000	Flooding of the East Coast Mainline at Grantshouse [Railscot]

Washed away rail track to cause travel misery into start of weekend [Grampian Online]

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