RAILSCOT | Train snowplough in action near Huntly [BBC News]

Train snowplough in action near Huntly [BBC News]

Date: 18/02/2021

A train snowplough has been filmed as it cleared railway lines near Huntly in Aberdeenshire.

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Train snowplough in action near Huntly

A train snowplough is filmed in action near Huntly.

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A train snowplough has been filmed as it cleared railway lines near Huntly in Aberdeenshire.

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15/02/2021	Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines [Inverness Courier]
15/02/2021	Snow ploughs called in to tackle 6ft-high drifts on north-east railway line [Press and Journal]
14/02/2021	Scotland's travel: ScotRail announced delays amid recent heavy snow [The Herald]
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11/02/2021	Giant chunks of ice form under ScotRail trains after temperatures plummet [Scotsman]
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05/02/2021	New sea wall helping protect railway through Dawlish seven years on from devastating storm [Network Rail]
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04/02/2021	Railway blocked by deep snow, confirms Network Rail Scotland [Strathspey Herald]
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12/01/2021	Far North Line hit by further weather cancellations [Ross-shire Journal]
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Train snowplough in action near Huntly [BBC News]

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