Highland main line suffered damage from some of the 10,000 lightning strikes to hit the north of Scotland yesterday, Network Rail Scotland has warned passengers amid knock-on delays on Friday
Delays and cancellations are possible on the Highland main line until later this afternoon after the railway was hit by some of the 10,000 lightning strikes in the north of Scotland yesterday.
That’s the warning to passengers from Network Rail Scotland, which said it had crews out fixing signalling damage on parts of the line between Inverness and Perth.
In an update on Friday morning. Network Rail Scotland said: “We saw over 10,000 lightning strikes in the north of Scotland yesterday, some of which struck and damaged signalling equipment on the Highland Main Line.
“Trains are still running, though there are delays affecting services on the route while we work to repair the damage.
“We have three signalling teams working through several separate problems on the route, and we’re working closely with our train operators ScotRail, LNER, and [freight operator] Direct Rail Services to manage services while also providing safe access to the track for our teams to work.
“Thanks for your patience if you’re travelling on the route today – we know delays are really frustrating. We’re doing everything possible to restore services to normal as soon as possible.”
At the time of writing, there were warning of delays of up to 35 minutes.
For the latest updates, visit www.journeycheck.com/scotrail.