Network Rail confirmed the line at Dumbarton was closed.
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Those travelling to and from Edinburgh via Newcastle on Christmas Eve have been warned to expect delays after damaged overhead electric wires were causing travel chaos.
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Train services have been disrupted following the fourth major issue with overhead electric wires on Britains railways in nine days.
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An East Lothian railway line has been closed by Network Rail after a power transmission line above the line fell onto the tracks, as the yellow weather warnings continue to be in place.
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Some trains have been cancelled or diverted because of a telegraph pole which fell on the wires.
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ScotRail say the issue has now been cleared but delays may still be possible.
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ScotRail received a report of a balloon being caught in overhead wires outside the station.
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The two most common methods of electrification are overhead lines and third rail power. What are the benefits and disadvantages of each?
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Rail bosses are warning of travel chaos after overhead lines at a Clydebank train station were damaged.
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There are reports of overhead line issues affecting the railway line at Lochwinnoch - affecting railway users between Ayrshire and Glasgow.
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Network Rail has been preparing to keep passengers moving throughout the next few months. Rails in direct sunlight can be as much as 20C hotter than air temperatures and expand as they heat up, causing them to curve or buckle. Engineers have been stressing sections of track (artificially stretching the rails) in known hot-spot areas to help them cope with sudden rises in temperature and painting the rails white in key locations to reflect the sun, keeping them up to 10C cooler and helping prevent buckling.

Overhead electric power lines can also expand in prolonged heat, causing them to sag, which can disrupt train services on busy routes as speed restrictions need
to be introduced to prevent trains snagging on the wires. To combat this, the tension in the wires at some locations has been adjusted to levels that will help prevent sagging and keep trains running.

Remote temperature monitoring equipment has been installed on rails at known hotspots allowing decisions on whether to implement speed restrictions to be made in real-time when necessary for safety reasons.
(Permalink) Heat Network Rail OLE Rail buckling Remote temperature monitoring equipment

The 25,000 volt power cables at Lanark station became loose in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Burgh commuters faced a second consecutive morning of train disruption today after moss fell on to overhead power lines at Dalreoch.
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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales met with teams from Network Rail and pioneering train technology companies Vivarail and Porterbrook this afternoon (Friday 5th November) to find out more about alternative fuel trains and the technology which will play a major part in powering Britain's green rail revolution.
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The Prince of Wales toured 'green fuelled' trains run by two transport firms as his week at COP26 drew to a close.
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A helium balloon has caused delays to rail passengers after it got tangled in 25,000-volt overhead electric cables which power trains in Manchester city centre.
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Overhead catenary installed on the main line between Edinburgh and Glasgow won't have to be taken down and replaced, says Network Rail, as some press reports have claimed.
A report by Glasgow Live stated that parts of the newly fitted OLE would have to be 'ripped up and started again' as they had been strung too low. Similar stories were run by the Sunday Post and the Edinburgh Evening News.

Responding to the coverage, Network Rail said the wires had been installed at the correct height and that it was only at some stations and bridges where it was having to review clearances.

The issue which has arisen because of a change in the European OLE TSI standards introduced in 2014 “ two years after work began on the project.
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