Major rail disruption between Inverness and Wick is set to continue into next week as Network Rail presses on with emergency storm damage repairs.
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Train services on the Far North Line will be disrupted until early next week as Network Rail engineers complete urgent repairs to a seawall at Lothbeg, between Brora and Helmsdale.
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Services on the line are set to be cancelled or revised as urgent work to repair damages caused by Storm Babet are set to last for a week.
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Train passengers are facing significant disruption between Inverness and Wick with part of the north line closed for urgent repairs.
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ScotRail have announced that trains connecting Inverness and Wick are yet to return to regular service after almost a week of major disruption.
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The works will impact Inverness-Aberdeen, Kyle and Far North services at different weekends in October.
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The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Duke of Sutherland's Railway. will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 17-18.
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Attempts to clear snow drifts will take place later this morning, as rail engineers battle to reopen part of the Far North Line.
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Drifting snow was continuing to cause major disruption to Highland railway lines on Tuesday - despite the arrival of milder air across the region.
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Huge snow drifts were continuing to cause major disruption on Highland railway lines on Monday.
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A section of the A9 in the Highlands has been closed after a crane crashed onto the railway line.
Northern Constabulary said the crane fell on to the tracks in village of Portgower in Sutherland.
The A9 between Helmsdale and Brora was closed in both directions at about 15:20 on Sunday to allow recovery work to take place. There is no alternative route or diversion.
Trains services between Inverness and Wick also faced disruptions. [From John Gray]
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