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| Big freeze causes railway chaos | Big freeze causes railway chaos |
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| About half of train journeys in Scotland have been disrupted or delayed over the past week, BBC Scotland has learned. | About half of train journeys in Scotland have been disrupted or delayed over the past week, BBC Scotland has learned. |
| Passengers were facing another difficult day on Saturday as routes across the country were thrown into further chaos. | Passengers were facing another difficult day on Saturday as routes across the country were thrown into further chaos. |
| ScotRail has been forced to introduce an emergency timetable as it struggles to cope with the big freeze. | ScotRail has been forced to introduce an emergency timetable as it struggles to cope with the big freeze. |
| Engineering works have curtailed other services. | Engineering works have curtailed other services. |
| Figures obtained by BBC Scotland showed that by Thursday, only 45% of trains arrived within five or ten minutes of their scheduled time. | Figures obtained by BBC Scotland showed that by Thursday, only 45% of trains arrived within five or ten minutes of their scheduled time. |
| The weather-related disruption across Scotland is unprecedented ScotRail spokesman | The weather-related disruption across Scotland is unprecedented ScotRail spokesman |
| On Friday, ScotRail admitted defeat to the Arctic conditions and reduced its service between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street from one every 15 minutes to one every half hour. | On Friday, ScotRail admitted defeat to the Arctic conditions and reduced its service between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street from one every 15 minutes to one every half hour. |
| Trains will leave Queen Street on the hour and at half past the hour, and leave Edinburgh at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. | Trains will leave Queen Street on the hour and at half past the hour, and leave Edinburgh at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. |
| Services between Inverness and Aberdeen have been suspended, and services between Inverness and Perth have been disrupted after a derailment at Carrbridge. | |
| Buses will replace trains between Aberdeen and Dundee due to track improvement and maintenance work. | Buses will replace trains between Aberdeen and Dundee due to track improvement and maintenance work. |
| There will be no trains between Milngavie and High Street, and Dalmuir to Springburn services and the Cathcart Circle trains have been cancelled. | There will be no trains between Milngavie and High Street, and Dalmuir to Springburn services and the Cathcart Circle trains have been cancelled. |
| However, all Cathcart Circle stations have services to and from Glasgow Central as Newton services will run via Maxwell Park, and Neilston services will run via Queens Park. | However, all Cathcart Circle stations have services to and from Glasgow Central as Newton services will run via Maxwell Park, and Neilston services will run via Queens Park. |
| A bus service will replace trains between Motherwell and Lanark and trains from Glasgow to Paisley Canal will only run once and hour. | A bus service will replace trains between Motherwell and Lanark and trains from Glasgow to Paisley Canal will only run once and hour. |
| Frozen points | Frozen points |
| Buses will replace trains between Bathgate and Livingston. | Buses will replace trains between Bathgate and Livingston. |
| The main causes of the disruption during the week were frozen points and mechanical problems caused by the extreme conditions. | The main causes of the disruption during the week were frozen points and mechanical problems caused by the extreme conditions. |
| Some commuters across the country have seen journeys of 45 minutes take two to three hours. | Some commuters across the country have seen journeys of 45 minutes take two to three hours. |
| A ScotRail spokesman said: "The weather-related disruption across Scotland is unprecedented and we are doing everything possible to keep inconvenience to passengers to an absolute minimum. | A ScotRail spokesman said: "The weather-related disruption across Scotland is unprecedented and we are doing everything possible to keep inconvenience to passengers to an absolute minimum. |
| "We would like to apologise to customers and to assure them that we are running as robust a service as possible in sub-zero temperatures." | "We would like to apologise to customers and to assure them that we are running as robust a service as possible in sub-zero temperatures." |