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Disruption lasted until around 10.30am on Friday.
(Permalink) Lunan Bay Track defect Track inspection

Rail bosses are facing questions after 'troubling' frequent closures of key Scottish train lines. MSP Kevin Stewart, a former transport minister, wrote to ScotRail after Tuesday saw the Aberdeen to Dundee rail line shut down due to a 'defect'. Trains faced 'major disruption' while engineers probed the reported fault, near to the site of the 2020 Stonehaven crash which killed three people.
(Permalink) Stonehaven Track defect

ScotRail had halted all services due to a track defect near Stonehaven.
(Permalink) Stonehaven Track defect

Engineers are currently working to fix the track with cancellations and delays expected.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Cancellations Delays Dundee Track defect

Network Rail was first alerted to reports of an issue at Slateford shortly after 1pm.

The organisation confirmed engineers discovered a 'small defect' and were carrying out repairs.

ScotRail confirmed train services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh via Shotts will be cancelled, delayed or revised until the fault can be repaired.
(Permalink) Slateford Track defect

The safety issue has been uncovered tonight in South Ayrshire.
(Permalink) Cancellations Girvan Maybole Track defect

Services from Partick station face disruption due to a track defect.

(Permalink) Partick Track defect

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