RAILSCOT | Flooding affects services [Railscot]

Flooding affects services [Railscot]

Date: 22/10/2002

This was a day of disrupted services. The North Berwick Line flooded, there was a track defect at Gartshore and flooding between Linlithgow and Edinburgh Haymarket (Edinburgh to Glasgow line), flooding at Inverkeithing, a landslide between Aberdeen and Stonehaven, and flooding of the Bathgate line. The East Coast Main Line was closed between Edinburgh and Berwick.

External links

RAILSCOT | North Berwick Branch

North Berwick Branch

BBC Website (Includes picture of flooded North Berwick station).

BBC News Online Scotland captures some of the images as heavy rain and strong winds cause disruption across the country.

Related news items

Tags: x Landslide x Flood x North Berwick x Gartshore Loops x Linlithgow x Inverkeithing x Stonehaven x Bathgate

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08/08/2008	Floods cause further rail delays [BBC News Article]
03/07/2008	Rail upgrade work to affect East Central Scotland [Network Rail Article]
10/06/2008	Network Rail opens doors to Airdrie - Bathgate construction site [Network Rail Article]
06/06/2008	Vandals disrupt trains [Scotsman]
02/06/2008	Station car park to close [Evening News]
21/05/2008	New railway on the double for Bathgate line [Network Rail Article]
16/04/2008	Rail strike threat looms [Channel 4 News]
05/04/2008	Subway closed because of flooding [BBC News Article]
22/01/2008	Airdrie - Bathgate compulsory purchase underway [Network Rail]
18/01/2008	Landslip closes busy railway line [BBC News]
27/10/2007	Trains put on hold at Edinburgh Park
25/10/2007	More misery for rail passengers [Scotsman Article]
05/10/2007	Uphall Station work a step closer
03/10/2007	Work will close key 120-mile rail link for nine days [Scotsman]
07/09/2007	Passengers urged to get on board for rail meeting [Scotsman]
06/09/2007	£300m rail line work set to create festive disruption [Scotsman]
20/07/2007	Railway line blocked by landslip [BBC News]
25/06/2007	Fourth day of railway disruption [BBC News]
23/06/2007	Deluge causes railway chaos [Scotsman]
22/06/2007	Landslide causes rail disruption [BBC News]
16/06/2007	Rail Revamp is on Track
15/05/2007	Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2007 [Off of Pub Serv Info]
10/05/2007	Rail link scheme gets green light [BBC News]
28/03/2007	Major rail link project approved [BBC News]
28/03/2007	Rail link on track for green light [Scottish Executive]
06/03/2007	Labour set to make pledge on rail station [Scotsman]
02/03/2007	Passenger protests save cross-city trains. [Scotsman]
16/02/2007	Refurbishment of North Berwick 322s complete
23/11/2006	Central rail link to be approved [BBC News]
25/10/2006	Trains claim bike title [Scotsman]
30/09/2006	Rail route finds itself on fast track to success [Scotsman]
20/09/2006	Progress on east-west rail plan [BBC News]
08/06/2006	Make tracks to forum [Scotsman]
07/06/2006	Platform for rail users [Scotsman]
02/06/2006	Green light for park-and-ride despite row [Scotsman]
01/03/2006	Hundreds air their views on rail link [Scotsman]
24/02/2006	MSP calls for answers on bypass questions [Press and Journal]
22/07/2005	Witnesses sought after man’s rail track death [ic WestLothian.co.uk]
16/06/2005	Hull Trains 170/3s at Haymarket
27/05/2005	West Lothian signals support for rail bid [Scotsman]
25/05/2005	Work on track for new rail line [Scottish Executive]
07/03/2005	Commuters line up for rail clash [Scotsman]
21/01/2005	Study to see if rail link is on right track [Scotsman]
12/01/2005	Severe weather 7-12 January
19/12/2004	2004: Year in review
27/10/2004	Longer trains for Bathgate and East Kilbride routes
19/10/2004	Disruption spoils First's ScotRail debut [Scotsman]
01/09/2004	Councils back prospect of Airdrie to Bathgate railway link [Scotsman]
11/08/2004	Weather leads to service cancellations in Scotland [Railscot]
24/05/2004	North Berwick service becomes locomotive hauled
18/03/2004	City braced for shops' tram rebate claims [Scotsman]
10/03/2004	Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Bathgate Public Meeting
05/03/2004	Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Livingston Exhibition
04/03/2004	Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Airdrie Public Meeting
27/02/2004	Airdrie to Bathgate consultation phase; Airdrie Exhibition
17/01/2004	Edinburgh Waverley station closure
08/10/2003	Trial of new timetable posters
15/09/2003	Babtie Group to carry out engineering study on closed Airdrie to Bathgate line
05/07/2003	Forth Bridge to close for Repairs
21/03/2003	Extension of CCTV station coverage
25/02/2003	Lengthening of station platforms
22/01/2003	Airdrie to Bathgate to re-open?
15/12/2002	Elgin to Keith re-opened
30/11/2002	Elgin to Forres to re-open
18/11/2002	Weather impacts on ScotRail's performance [Scotsman]
15/11/2002	Flooding of Aberdeen to Inverness line
10/11/2002	Line blocked by landslip near Larbert [Railscot]
06/11/2002	Edinburgh Park station
01/11/2002	Landslide at Hartwood [Railscot]
23/10/2002	Service disruption and reinstatement [Railscot]
20/08/2002	Argyle Line re-opened
30/07/2002	'Monsoon' disrupts services [Railscot]
17/06/2002	North Berwick's 150th anniversary
02/06/2002	New ScotRail Summer Timetable
14/01/2002	Strategic Rail Authority's 10 year plan
20/12/2001	New '322' trains for North Berwick service
29/10/2001	Mudslide closes Kyle of Lochalsh to Strathcarron [Railscot]
15/08/2001	Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane
16/05/2001	Rail Passengers Committee meeting in North Berwick
21/02/2001	Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunfermline
02/01/2001	Landslide near Gleneagles [Railscot]
01/01/2001	Forth Rail Bridge's new floodlighting
28/07/2000	Flooding of the East Coast Mainline at Grantshouse [Railscot]
06/03/2000	Funding for Edinburgh CrossRail
28/10/1999	Awards from the Public Transport Fund

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