Attempts to clear snow drifts will take place later this morning, as rail engineers battle to reopen part of the Far North Line.
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Drifting snow was continuing to cause major disruption to Highland railway lines on Tuesday - despite the arrival of milder air across the region.
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Huge snow drifts were continuing to cause major disruption on Highland railway lines on Monday.
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Caithness is playing a key role in a £195k project which hopes to show that moving timber by rail is a viable and greener alternative to using roads.

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Hundreds of lorry loads of timber could be removed from the A9 in Ross-shire after almost £200,000 was allocated to a rail freight trial by Victa Railfreight.
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