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Date: 05/12/2020

The line between Huntly and Keith is closed due to a landslip and flooding has affected rail and tram lines.

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Severe flooding disrupts trains and trams in parts of Scotland

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The line between Huntly and Keith is closed due to a landslip and flooding affects rail and tram lines.

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Date	Item
04/12/2020	Murder mystery over remains of medieval woman 'dumped' in pit beneath site of Edinburgh tram line [Scotsman]
02/12/2020	Popular Itison 10 for 5 voucher scheme returns this Christmas [Edinburgh Trams]
23/11/2020	Notice of Foot and Cycle Path Diverson - Leith Walk [Edinburgh Trams]
19/11/2020	First tracks in the ground for Trams to Newhaven project [Edinburgh Trams]
12/11/2020	'We're bust now if we cancel' warning to council over Edinburgh tram extension project [The Scotsman]
10/11/2020	Preparation for Track Laying Vlog [Edinburgh Trams]
06/11/2020	Business case for Trams to Newhaven remains on track despite COVID challenges [Edinburgh Trams]
31/10/2020	Fife MSP calls for Scottish Government to fund trains and Edinburgh tram projects [Dunfermline Press]
19/10/2020	Our progress so far - Autumn 2020 [Edinburgh Trams]
13/10/2020	£4m funding boost for Edinburgh Trams and Glasgow Subway branded 'disappointing' [The Herald]
13/10/2020	Railway group left counting cost after lorry crashes into historic Moray bridge [Press and Journal]
06/10/2020	Leith Walk Night Works on Monday 12 October [Edinburgh Trams]
02/10/2020	Trams to Newhaven celebrates Maths Week Scotland [Edinburgh Trams]
26/09/2020	Councillors to discuss ambitious plans to extend Edinburgh Trams to Fife [Scotsman]
17/09/2020	Train fault at Leuchars causes disruption for Dundee services [Evening Telegraph]
15/09/2020	Climate proofed? Landslips on two iconic Scots routes lead to new concerns over transport resilience [HeraldScotland]
14/09/2020	Highlands rail line closed following landslip [Press and Journal]
14/09/2020	Travel disruption after landslip closes West Highland Line [BBC News]
01/09/2020	Engineering work to disrupt Inverness-Aberdeeen rail services [Inverness Courier]
30/08/2020	Vandals and landslips hit heritage railways in Borders and Bo'ness [Scotsman]
23/08/2020	Glasgow to Edinburgh trains disrupted after landslip on line near Shotts [Daily Record]
16/08/2020	Fatal train may have hit 50mph on bend [Sunday Times]
14/08/2020	Investigation into ScotRail tragedy confirms train crashed after hitting landslip [Metro]
14/08/2020	Passenger train derailment near Carmont, Aberdeenshire [RAIB]
13/08/2020	Passengers evacuated after train gets stuck in landslip [Metro]
13/08/2020	Emergency Landslide Appeal [Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway]
12/08/2020	Hartwood: Flooding in North Lanarkshire brings Glasgow Central trains to a halt [Evening Times]
04/08/2020	Notice of Traffic Management Ocean Drive [Edinburgh Trams]
20/07/2020	Family firm in the saddle at Inverkeithing station [Dunfermline Press]
17/07/2020	Tram driver safety wristband under development [Railway Gazette International]
13/07/2020	Martime Lane Closure and Baltic Street Update [Edinburgh Trams]
08/07/2020	Transport cuts in west Scotland still likely says Subway boss [Evening Times]
07/07/2020	Edinburgh Trams and Glasgow Subway to receive £9 million in 'emergency support' [Scotsman]
03/07/2020	Edinburgh plans to merge buses and trams in major shake-up of public transport [Scotsman]
25/06/2020	Landslip causing major disruption to Highland railway services [Press and Journal]
23/06/2020	More reliable journeys along the West Coast main line in Cumbria [Network Rail]
17/06/2020	Range of historical discoveries made in tram project excavations [Edinburgh Trams]
27/05/2020	Inverkeithing turning circle drives Stagecoach round the bend [Dunfermline Press]
25/04/2020	Edinburgh tram extension could be derailed by financial impact of COVID-19, warn Tories [Edinburgh News]
06/04/2020	14th century cave and drawings discovered during landslip repair works near Guildford [Rail Business Daily]
13/03/2020	Michael Matheson visits site of storm-damaged Dumfries rail line [Network Rail]
03/03/2020	Successful emergency landslip repair reopens southbound West Coast main line to passengers a day early [Network Rail]
01/03/2020	Railway landslip forces section of West Coast main line near Warrington to close [Network Rail]
23/02/2020	Vital repairs for storm-damaged Dumfries rail line now underway [Network Rail]
21/02/2020	Rail commuters face month of chaos due to landslip repairs [Daily Record]
13/02/2020	Kilmarnock to Dumfries rail line repairs to take four weeks [BBC News]
10/02/2020	Landslip on Ayrshire railway line causing chaos for passengers [Daily Record]
21/01/2020	Decrease in use of Keith train station [Grampian Online]
16/01/2020	Glenfinnan Viaduct is the back drop to railway protection work [Network Rail]
07/01/2020	Firefighters practise on 56-tonne tram in case of a disaster [Scotsman]
02/01/2020	Inverkeithing train cancellations top 1000 [Dunfermline Press]
14/10/2019	Boris Johnson reveals plans to scrap UK rail franchising model [Railway Technology]
02/09/2019	Disruption fornorth-east train passengers due to signalling fault [Evening Express]
05/08/2019	Caledonian Sleeper forced to cancel service as West Highland Line closes due to landslip [Press and Journal]
15/07/2019	Government should not manage railways, says review [BBC News]
03/07/2019	Earl and Countess of Forfar get into drivers seat on Speysides whisky line train [Press and Journal]
14/06/2019	England flooding: Flood passengers stranded on rescue train [BBC News]
22/03/2019	Mammoth project to move 50,000 tonnes of earth on West Cumbrian coast line [Network Rail]
14/02/2019	Call for louder tram horns after pedestrian's death in Edinburgh [BBC News]
15/11/2018	North-east rail passengers facing two months of bus replacement services as improvement works continue [Evening Express]
06/09/2018	Institution of Civil Engineers celebrate the Newbattle Viaduct [Midlothian View]
20/08/2018	Politicians want train service to visit east Cleveland [Northern Echo]
08/08/2018	Train derailment in Lochaber caused by rapid thaw of snow [Scotsman]
19/06/2018	Teenager charged in connection with vandalism at Keith Town Railway Station [Press and Journal]
03/04/2018	Lynton and Lynmouth cliff railway closed after landslip [ITV News]
25/01/2018	Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line closed for second day [BBC News]
24/01/2018	Landslip closes main Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line [BBC News]
22/01/2018	Train trapped by tonnes of mud after landslip [BBC News]
04/01/2018	First look at CAFs new rolling stock factory in Wales [Global Rail News]
22/11/2017	Landslip closes train line between Inverness and Dingwall [BBC News]
06/10/2017	Rail work calls a halt to train services for 10 days [Press and Journal]
29/08/2017	Edinburgh trams: Leith Walk may be hit by 18 months of disruption [BBC News]
09/08/2017	Work to extend Edinburgh trams to Leith could start in 2019 [Scotsman]
22/07/2017	Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF to open train production plant in Wales [Rail News]
07/06/2017	Flooding causes reduced service on Edinburgh Trams [Scotsman]
27/04/2017	British Steel rises to corrosion challenge with ultra-long rail [IRJ]
04/04/2017	Glasgow landslip causes week-long rail disruption [BBC News]
31/03/2017	Flying Scotsman marks Carlisle-to-Settle line reopening [BBC News]
15/03/2017	Moray vintage railway to host open day for intrigued locals [Press and Journal]
26/01/2017	Edinburgh tram inquiry to start public hearings [Scotsman]
14/01/2017	Steam to run timetabled Northern trains on S&C [Rail]
30/12/2016	Edinburgh trams running three-quarters empty [BBC News]
13/12/2016	Iconic Settle-Carlisle line to reopen by 31 March following remarkable works [RTM]
07/12/2016	National Railway Heritage Awards
19/09/2016	Services on landslip line return to normal [Rail News]
22/08/2016	Restoration of a once busy mine railway in remote moorland valley [Northern Echo]
18/08/2016	Edinburgh Trams: Inquiry could lead to prosecutions [BBC News]
12/08/2016	Landslide blocks Highlands railway line and road [BBC News]
21/07/2016	Cost of inquiry into Edinburgh tram project hits £3.7m [BBC News]
07/07/2016	Landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle line section shut until 2017 [BBC News]
17/05/2016	Landslip could close section of S&C until late 2017 [Rail]
25/04/2016	Bournemouth Cliff Lift damaged in landslip [BBC News]
09/03/2016	Disruption after Inverness to Aberdeen train hits pheasant [BBC News]
04/03/2016	Appleby landslip: Carlisle-to-Settle rail repair plan agreed [BBC News]
18/02/2016	North {of England} and Scotland join forces on transport [Northern Echo]
17/02/2016	Appleby landslip: Part of Settle to Carlisle route 'shut for months' [BBC News]
07/02/2016	Carlisle to Newcastle trains set to resume [ITV News]
15/01/2016	Thousands of tonnes of debris blocks Newcastle to Carlisle railway [BBC News]
30/12/2015	Landslip causes disruption to Inverness-Kyle rail service and closes A835 Tore to Ullapool road [Inverness Courier]
26/11/2015	Inverkeithing to Perth rail route safeguarded [Transform Scotland]
23/11/2015	Langholm station considered in Borders Railway extension study [BBC News]
19/11/2015	Edinburgh trams: Extension to Newhaven gets green light [BBC News]
07/10/2015	Edinburgh tram inquiry: Six million documents to be examined [BBC News]
14/08/2015	Edinburgh Trams lost almost £450,000 in 2014 [BBC News]
03/08/2015	Queen to open Borders to Edinburgh railway [BBC News]
03/06/2015	Talks to extend Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle [BBC News]
17/03/2015	Borders to Edinburgh railway promoted by artwork [BBC News]
13/03/2015	Chiltern rail line reopens after 350,000 tonne landslip [BBC News]
05/03/2015	Harbury landslip line to reopen three weeks early [Rail News]
05/02/2015	Final track section of Borders Railway complete [Scotsman]
12/12/2014	Edinburgh tram inquiry: Key figures refused to co-operate [BBC News]
05/12/2014	Edinburgh trams: Plans to expand network to Leith [BBC News]
08/11/2014	Edinburgh trams inquiry given increased powers [BBC News]
24/09/2014	Action group makes Beattock station case [BBC News]
13/07/2014	Fully prepared for the long haul [Yorkshire Post]
30/05/2014	Going off the rails: The Edinburgh trams saga [BBC News]
13/04/2014	Wensleydale railway reopens for Easter after major feat of restoration by three engineers [Northern Echo]
06/04/2014	Historic Brierfield signal box to be re-built [Lancashire Telegraph]
02/04/2014	Scots trains 'ran despite landslip risk' [Scotsman]
25/03/2014	Teignmouth Controlled Landslip [Network Rail]
23/03/2014	Holme Tunnel due to reopen following repairs [BBC News]
20/03/2014	Selby swing bridge repairs begin after landslip delay [BBC News]
15/03/2014	Glasgow Airport train-tram link 'will cost £90m' [Herald]
06/03/2014	Tram/train link 'will be better value than Garl' [Evening Times]
09/02/2014	Landslip causes further rail misery for South West travellers [BBC News]
07/01/2014	Steel's regret at £300m rail bill [Herald]
22/12/2013	Landslip blocks Cumbrian rail line at Harrington [BBC News]
20/12/2013	£25m revamp of Haymarket Station is declared open [Herald]
08/12/2013	Scottish rail customers happiest in UK with service [Scotland on Sunday]
05/12/2013	Edinburgh trams: first Princes Street night test complete [BBC News]
21/11/2013	Borders railway decision 'insane', says Institute of Economic Affairs [BBC News]
15/10/2013	British ERTMS programme moves to the next level [IRJ]
06/10/2013	The Borders Railway: a £350m ticket to nowhere? [Sunday Herald]
17/09/2013	Edinburgh trams: Services 'will be running by next May' [BBC News]
09/08/2013	Edinburgh trams: Contractors admit concrete blunder [Evening News]
31/07/2013	Hunt for cable theft gang as rail line closed for second time [Herald]
29/07/2013	Aberdeen to Inverness rail disruption after cable theft [BBC News]
16/07/2013	Borders to Edinburgh rail line police team launched [BBC News]
08/07/2013	Rail line reopens after Hatfield Colliery landslip [BBC News]
03/07/2013	Edinburgh Trams: Line may be open for Christmas [Scotsman]
13/06/2013	Stainforth landslip rail line to reopen in July [BBC News]
30/05/2013	Glasgow-Whifflet line to be electrified before Commonwealth Games [STV]
27/04/2013	Midlothian rail depot plan [Midlothian Advertiser]
18/04/2013	Alternative train route now being trialled after Scunthorpe line landslip [Scunthorpe Telegraph]
11/04/2013	The trains are back at Wensleydale Railway [Harrogate News]
02/04/2013	Train fares in Scotland set to fall by as much as 41% [BBC News]
24/03/2013	Wensleydale Railway volunteers in funds plea after landslip [BBC News]
08/03/2013	Edinburgh Trams: Politicians mark tram section handover [BBC News]
22/02/2013	Anglo-Scottish Sleepers to be split from Scotrail Franchise [Rail.co]
13/02/2013	South Yorkshire landslip rail line closed for weeks [BBC News]
08/02/2013	Conon Bridge platform reopened ahead of A9 bridge work [BBC News]
06/12/2012	Kintore railway station to be ropened to travellers after 50 years [STV]
05/12/2012	Dalcross to get railway link [Press and Journal]
16/11/2012	National praise for ScotRail's Highland cycling scheme [ScotRail]
06/11/2012	Borders railway completion date put back as cost of project soars [Scotsman]
31/10/2012	Borders to Edinburgh railway announcement due 'shortly' [BBC News]
31/10/2012	Luxury trains to run on re-opened Borders Railway [Scotsman]
30/10/2012	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway reopens after 1m repairs [BBC News]
15/10/2012	Borders railway 'could be next capital tram debacle' [Herald]
20/09/2012	Conon Bridge railway station to reopen in 2013 [BBC News]
18/09/2012	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway hits £1m target [BBC News]
31/08/2012	Engineers work overnight to clear blocked rail line after landslip [STV]
29/08/2012	Heavy rains hit parts of Scotland [BBC News]
09/08/2012	Innovative response to Highland landslip short-listed for top rail award [Railscot]
10/07/2012	West Highland line repaired after Tulloch derailment [BBC News]
03/07/2012	Derailment recovery work continues on WHL [Network Rail]
01/07/2012	West Highland Line disruption to last several more days [Lochaber News]
29/06/2012	Landslides and fire disrupt rail services as rains hit Scotland [BBC News]
22/06/2012	£5bn masterplan from Keith Brown to keep Scotland’s trains on track [Scotsman]
02/05/2012	Inverness and Aviemore rail line reopens after landslip [BBC News]
28/04/2012	Engineers work around the clock to repair damaged rail line [Inverness Courier]
27/04/2012	Highland Chieftain train stopped in its tracks by landslide [Highland News]
26/04/2012	Mighty steam loco passes through Moray [The Northern Scot]
18/04/2012	En suite cabins and airline-style seats considered for Caledonian Sleeper trains [Scotsman]
09/04/2012	'Light Hearted Lines' launched in aid of Keith & Dufftown Railway Association [Railscot]
03/04/2012	New stations and upgrades planned under £30m rail investment [Scotsman]
28/03/2012	Cross-border train 'hub' plans dropped [BBC News]
16/03/2012	Victory for West Fife commuters in battle to keep rail service [Dunfermline Press]
11/03/2012	Pyjama Parties boost Fife's Sleeper services [Railscot]
05/03/2012	Joy for rail travellers as transport minister promises Glasgow's 9 'at risk' stations will not shut [Evening Times]
21/02/2012	Borders Railway likely to be delayed until 2015 [Scotsman]
20/02/2012	Transport minister visits the Borders Railway site [STV]
02/02/2012	Minister says Montrose railway station improvement work starts this month [Montrose Herald]
31/01/2012	Work has begun to repair a heritage railway line embankment in Gloucestershire [BBC]
09/01/2012	Keith Brown makes Stranraer rail pledge [BBC News]
24/12/2011	Sleeper saved - now for the Chieftain [Inverness Courier]
15/12/2011	Campaigners in bid to re-open East Linton rail station [East Lothian News]
08/12/2011	Five-tonne landslip closes Highland railway line [STV]
15/11/2011	Scotland's rail passengers face higher fares, standing on trains and a booze ban [Daily Record]
29/10/2011	£2m spent in failed attempt to secure Borders rail bidder [Herald]
02/10/2011	Way clear for Borders Railway [Scottish Government]
15/09/2011	Edinburgh trams: New deal signed with Bilfinger Berger [BBC News]
02/09/2011	Edinburgh trams will run to city centre after council u-turn [Scotsman]
31/08/2011	Ministers withhold Edinburgh trams funding [BBC News]
26/08/2011	Edinburgh trams: Plan to stop at Haymarket 'bonkers' [BBC News]
17/08/2011	Edinburgh trams project to be managed by new firm [BBC News]
14/07/2011	Minister launches latest round of Scottish rail station grants [Rail.co]
30/06/2011	Edinburgh trams: Councillors [to] vote on project's fate [BBC News]
23/06/2011	Scrapping Edinburgh trams would cost £750m [BBC News]
22/06/2011	Transport Minister presses for high speed rail link to Scotland [Rail.co]
16/05/2011	Edinburgh trams in price scrapping investigation [BBC News]
23/04/2011	Gloucestershire Warwickshire railway line reopens [BBC]
17/03/2011	Rail station now on track to re-open [Ross-shire Journal]
08/03/2011	Airdrie to Bathgate rail link officially opened [STV]
25/01/2011	Rail cable thieves in Inverkeithing close the East Coast line [Dunfermline Press]
17/12/2010	Preparations on track [Scottish Government]
03/11/2010	Edinburgh trams chief leaves troubled project [Scotsman]
24/06/2010	Lots of Rhymes on the Shotts Line [First ScotRail]
30/03/2010	East Coast line hit by landslips [BBC News]
22/10/2009	Harwich line passenger services suspended till 9 November [Network Rail Article]
01/09/2009	Gogar station exhibition: next stops Waverley and Inverkeithing [Network Rail Article]
22/11/2008	New Winter timetable [First ScotRail]
22/08/2008	Rail services resume after floods [BBC News]
06/06/2008	Vandals disrupt trains [Scotsman]
18/01/2008	Landslip closes busy railway line [BBC News]
03/10/2007	Work will close key 120-mile rail link for nine days [Scotsman]
20/07/2007	Railway line blocked by landslip [BBC News]
30/06/2007	Edinburgh trams get green light [Scotsman]
20/06/2007	Edinburgh trams and airport link [Scottish Executive]
16/03/2007	£60m released for Edinburgh trams [BBC News]
30/11/2006	Train derailment report released [BBC News]
21/08/2006	New directors named for transport agency [Scotsman]
11/04/2005	South Leith traffic
20/09/2004	Dyce 150th anniversary [Railscot]
11/08/2004	Weather leads to service cancellations in Scotland [Railscot]
23/04/2004	French firm to run Edinburgh trams [Scotsman]
05/07/2003	Forth Bridge to close for Repairs
15/12/2002	Elgin to Keith re-opened
30/11/2002	Elgin to Forres to re-open
10/11/2002	Line blocked by landslip near Larbert [Railscot]
01/11/2002	Landslide at Hartwood [Railscot]
23/10/2002	Service disruption and reinstatement [Railscot]
22/10/2002	Flooding affects services [Railscot]
30/07/2002	'Monsoon' disrupts services [Railscot]
18/08/2001	Drummuir to Keith Town re-opened to passengers
15/08/2001	Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane [Railscot]
28/10/1999	Awards from the Public Transport Fund [Railscot]

Severe flooding cancels trains and trams in parts of Scotland [BBC News]

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