Network Rail Scotland said nearly 400 “incidents of damage” have been found following Storm Eowyn. Trains were cancelled across Scotland after a red weather warning was issued yesterday, Friday, January 24.
Railway lines were severely impacted with a number of trees and other debris falling onto lines, and a fire even being reported on the line at Dunblane Train Station.
ScotRail announced yesterday they would not be running trains until at least 12pm today due to engineers having to inspect railway across the country after the storm ended. Network Rail posted on X this morning and said they were working hard to reopen Scotland’s railway.
They said: “Almost 400 incidents of damage have been found since the storm passed, disruption is likely until at least midday.
“So far, we’ve seen over 120 reports of fallen trees across Scotland, along with damage to signalling systems, overhead wires, stations, boundary fencing, level crossings and even train depots suffering damage.
“We really appreciate your patience while we work to reopen Scotland’s railway. It’s going to be a challenging day, but our teams are working extremely hard to do this. We’ll keep you updated as the day goes on.”
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