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Flooding causes West Coast rail disruption | Flooding causes West Coast rail disruption |
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Trains on the West Coast mainline between Glasgow Central, Edinburgh and Carlisle have been suspended because of flooding. | Trains on the West Coast mainline between Glasgow Central, Edinburgh and Carlisle have been suspended because of flooding. |
National Rail said replacement buses were not available. | National Rail said replacement buses were not available. |
But Virgin Trains are running a shuttle service from Glasgow to Edinburgh every 90 minutes to connect with East Coast and CrossCountry trains. | But Virgin Trains are running a shuttle service from Glasgow to Edinburgh every 90 minutes to connect with East Coast and CrossCountry trains. |
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued three flood warnings after heavy overnight rain. | |
All three of the warnings affect the Scottish Borders. A further two warnings - one in the Borders and another at Kintore in Aberdeenshire - have been lifted. | |
Nine less severe flood alerts covering large parts of the country have also been put in place. | |
On the roads, the A83 Rest and Be Thankful route in Argyll has been closed because of the risk of a landslip. |