RAILSCOT | Scots train journeys axed and roads closed amid extreme rainfall and flooding [The Scottish Sun]

Scots train journeys axed and roads closed amid extreme rainfall and flooding [The Scottish Sun]

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Date: 02/09/2020

Scots train journeys have been axed and roads have been closed amid heavy rainfall and extreme flooding. ScotRail confirmed that a number of routes in Ayrshire had been disrupted by severe weather.

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Scots train journeys axed and roads closed amid extreme rainfall and flooding

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SCOTS train journeys have been axed and roads have been closed amid heavy rainfall and extreme flooding. ScotRail confirmed that a number of routes in Ayrshire had been disrupted by severe w

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Scots train journeys axed and roads closed amid extreme rainfall and flooding [The Scottish Sun]

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