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Track repairs after floods may have to wait until December.
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The council is investigating the cause of a flooded underpass after it became inaccessible to wheelchair users.
(Permalink) Anderston Flood Underpass

Swathes of the London Underground remain disrupted after torrential rain overflowed into Tube stations and onto the tracks.
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On August, 12, 2020, after heavy rainfall and extreme weather, the Union Canal burst its banks near Muiravonside and flowed into neighbouring fields, causing havoc for local landowners. [Railscot note - the floodwater washed out a portion of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway].
(Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Flood Flooding Linlithgow Polmont

The Edinburgh-Glasgow, via Falkirk High, railway line will reopen for passengers on Monday (September 21).
(Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Flood Polmont


Polmont: Engineers have been working around-the-clock to repair the line which was partially washed away near Polmont when the Union Canal burst its banks on Wednesday, August 12. The force of thousands of ...
Network Rail /09/2020


Polmont: Over the last six weeks, engineers have had to completely rebuild the foundations of the line, replacing over 15,000 tonnes of soil and stone beneath the track. A kilometre of new double-track rail ...
Network Rail /09/2020

The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway is to reopen fully on Monday the 21st of September following repairs after considerable flood damage was caused by a breach of the Union Canal.
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Work continues to be carried out to repair railway line damaged in last month's thunderstorms when Union Canal breached its banks.
(Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Flood Flooding Linlithgow Polmont

Last months flooding is still causing headaches for rail passengers as services to Edinburgh continue to be disrupted.
(Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Flood Landslide Linlithgow Polmont

Scotrail are currently operating an emergency timetable between the two cities following extreme rain and flooding.
(Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Flood Landslide Polmont


Polmont: Flood damage to the line near Polmont
Network Rail /08/2020


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

Heavy rain across Glasgow has caused chaos across the city's transport network today.

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The railway line through Burntisland has reopened this afternoon after flooding caused a closure earlier today.
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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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Polmont: The extent of the flood damage to the Edinburgh and Glasgow main line near Polmont.
Network Rail /08/2020

Network Rail will be working around-the-clock to repair flood damage on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line near Polmont.
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One rail company has advised its customers not to travel on one of its routes.
(Permalink) Stonehaven derailment flood

Passengers using the Heart of Wales line are encouraged to check before they travel as the railway between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells has been closed owing to extensive damage caused by extreme rainfall in mid-Wales on 12 and 13 August.
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Three people, including the driver, have died after a passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire.

A major incident was declared and about 30 emergency service vehicles were called to the scene near Stonehaven.

It is thought the train hit a landslide after heavy rain and thunderstorms which caused flooding and travel disruption across Scotland.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Flood Landslide Stonehaven derailment

Some schools will not reopen after overnight thunderstorms caused flooding and problems for the road and rail network.
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Haymarket: Poster showing service disruption today seen at Haymarket (12th August).
John Yellowlees 12/08/2020

Trains from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central have also been curtailed by floods with the line in Shotts covered by water.

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Ayrshire commuters had to find alternative ways of getting home from work after heavy weather caused flooding on the railway.

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Helensburgh commuters are having to find alternative ways to get home from work after the railway to and from the town was shut due to flooding.
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More needs to be done to tackle the impacts of climate change on the railway, which has seen risks increase over the last year, according to a new report published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today (14 July).
(Permalink) Carmont Climate change Flood Landslide ORR Stonehaven derailment

The West Highland line will fully re-open for passengers tomorrow (Monday, July 13) following the successful completion of repair works between Fort William and Mallaig.
(Permalink) Flood Landslide Lochailort


Lochailort: The West Highland line will fully re-open for passengers tomorrow (Monday, July 13) following the successful completion of repair works between Fort William and Mallaig. The line had been closed by ...
Network Rail 11/07/2020


Lochailort: Damage at a remote location near Lochailort station.
Network Rail /06/2020

Network Rail engineers will be working around-the-clock to repair flood damage at Lochailort on the West Highland line.
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Lochailort: Damage at a remote location near Lochailort station.
Network Rail /06/2020

A number of ferry services have been cancelled and flood alerts issued across Scotland, with heavy rain and high winds sweeping the country.
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One of Scotland's wettest months on record disrupted train punctuality across the country as severe flooding impacted on services for customers.

Everyone across Scotland's Railway worked flat out to keep people moving, with Edinburgh and Glasgow both seeing more than three times their usual February rainfall.

The figures for the most recent period of performance (2 February 29 February) show that 86.5 per cent of trains met the rail industry standard public performance measure (PPM).
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Rail passengers travelling to and from Aberdeen should expect disruption after heavy flooding.
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Passengers rescued from a flood-hit train became stuck near the scene on a second train that came to rescue them.
The 14:34 London to Nottingham service on Thursday was stopped due to a landslip near Corby, Northamptonshire.
About 500 passengers spent up to eight hours stuck on the trains before they were finally rescued.
(Permalink) Corby Flood Landslide

The line between Dundee and Aberdeen reopens, and train services resume, after work to clear a landslip and flooding ends. Network Rail engineers pumped flood waters of up to 5ft in depth from the track at Inverkeilor, near Montrose. Debris was also taken from the line at Carmont, near Stonehaven.
(Permalink) Carmont Flood Inverkeilor Landslide


Stonehaven: Scotrail 158710, about to pull into Stonehaven with the bridge over the A957 Slug Road behind, on 29th September 2023.
Duncan Ross 29/09/2023


Stonehaven: Caledonian Sleeper service, double headed with 73970 leading and 73971 behind, at Stonehaven on 1st June 2021.
Duncan Ross 01/06/2021


Stonehaven: 73971 on 1A25 approaching Stonehaven on 23rd March 2023.
Duncan Ross 23/03/2023

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.




(Permalink) Bathgate Flood Gartshore Loops Inverkeithing Landslide Linlithgow North Berwick Stonehaven

Severe flooding of the East Coast Mainline and landslides closed the route to trains. In some places the track was completely covered by floodwaters.
(Permalink) Flood Grantshouse Landslide

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