Edinburgh trains hit by railway closure caused by sinkhole under tracks at Caldercruix
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www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— A large sinkhole under railway tracks at Caldercruix near Airdrie is impacting on ScotRail services between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh Waverley. The sinkhole was discovered by track engineers on Sunday, April 21 and the line has been closed to allow investigation work to be undertaken. The line between Airdrie and Bathgate is expected to remain closed until Monday, April 29, due to the potentially complex nature of the repairs needed to the railway. Network Rail and its contractors are...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Edinburgh trains: Passengers to face cancellations throughout Sunday amid track repairs. Train passengers in Edinburgh are set to face cancellations throughout the day amid repairs to a track. LNER services between Newcastle and the Capital have been reduced after a defect was found on the East Coast Mainline last night. ScotRail trains between North Berwick and Edinburgh have also been cancelled, while services from Tweedbank to the city will end at Newcraighall. Network Rail said it was hoped all the repairs would be carried out in time for trains to run as normal tomorrow. It...
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www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk—Leeds trains: Person dies after being injured on train tracks between Sowerby Bridge and Halifax. Emergency services were called to the tracks near Sowerby Bridge railway station at around 3.37pm yesterday (Thursday April 24). British Transport Police had received a report of a casualty on the tracks and paramedics were also sent to the line. A police spokesperson has now confirmed that the injured person was pronounced dead at the scene. Sign up for our free newsletters today They said: “Officers were called to the line near Sowerby Bridge railway station at around 3.37pm yesterday (25...