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31/12/2023 Rail bosses warned '10 minutes' before horror smash with tree where driver escaped death [Daily Record] A concerned local reported the tree lying across the tracks before a train drove into it. (Permalink) Broughty Ferry HST Inter7City Intercity 125 ScotRail Storm Gerrit Tree on line Daily Record
31/12/2023 Storm Gerrit train crash and flooding concerns [BBC News] A train driver should have been alerted to a fallen tree and campaigners call for funding to prevent floods. (Permalink) Broughty Ferry HST Inter7City Intercity 125 ScotRail Storm Gerrit Tree on line BBC News
28/12/2023 ScotRail defends safety of train involved in Broughty Ferry crash during Storm Gerrit [The Courier] The train drivers' union Aslef said the type of train involved in the incident during Storm Gerrit was 'outdated'. (Permalink) ASLEF HST Inter7City Intercity 125 ScotRail Storm Gerrit The Courier
28/12/2023 All Far North Line and Highland train services cancelled today during mass Network Rail track safety checks [John O Groat Journal] Far North Line train services to and from Inverness remain cancelled today with Network Rail beginning mass safety checks on rail tracks. (Permalink) Aberdeen to Inverness Far North Line Highland Main Line Kyle Line Network Railway Safety checks Storm Gerrit John O Groat Journal
28/12/2023 Storm Gerrit: Cupar-Dundee line remains closed after landslip [Fife Today] The main rail link between Cupar and Dundee is still closed after a landslip caused by Storm Gerrit. (Permalink) Cupar Landslip Storm Gerrit Fife Today
28/12/2023 Two busy train routes fully reopen after Storm Gerrit [Clydebank Post] Two busy train lines have fully reopened after a day of travel chaos amid Storm Gerrit. (Permalink) Balloch Dalmuir Dumbarton Helensburgh ScotRail Storm Gerrit Clydebank Post
28/12/2023 Hundreds queue outside Glasgow Central amid travel chaos [Glasgow Times] It comes after Glasgow train services were disrupted or cancelled as the UK braced for Storm Gerrit. (Permalink) Glasgow Central Storm Gerrit Glasgow Times
27/12/2023 Front of train destroyed following shocking crash with fallen tree [STV] The crash occurred at Broughty Ferry on Wednesday as Storm Gerrit swept across the country. (Permalink) Broughty Ferry HST HST Inter7City Intercity 125 Storm Gerrit Tree on line STV
27/12/2023 Storm Gerrit: ScotRail services paused for early morning inspections [Grampian Online] Services to and from Aberdeen and Inverness will not resume on Thursday until inspections are carried out on routes. (Permalink) Aberdeen Inverness ScotRail Storm Gerrit Grampian Online
27/12/2023 Frustrated passengers left stranded at Stonehaven train station for seven hours during Storm Gerrit [Press and Journal] Group were stuck at the Aberdeenshire stop as they waited for a replacement bus after the service was cancelled mid-journey. (Permalink) Replacement bus Stonehaven Storm Gerrit Press and Journal
27/12/2023 Tree falls on train line and catches fire in Dumbarton forcing services to halt [STV] Network Rail confirmed the line at Dumbarton was closed. (Permalink) Dumbarton OLE Storm Gerrit Tree on line STV Helensburgh Advertiser
27/12/2023 More misery for train travellers as Storm Gerrit hammers Highlands [Inverness Courier] Train travellers in the Highlands face another spate of cancelled services today as Storm Gerrit brings snow, heavy rain and winds of up to 70 mph. (Permalink) Storm Gerrit Inverness Courier