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29/06/2012
Transport Chaos After Flash Floods
Flash floods have disrupted transport across the UK today, with trains cancelled between Scotland and England.
The flooding followed severe storms and torrential rain that saw an inch of water fall from the skies in an hour in some areas.
Cars were partially submerged, roads impassable and houses flooded in the adverse weather, which occurred mainly in northern England, Scotland, the Midlands and Northern Ireland.
A 24-wagon train came off the tracks near Tulloch, blocking the West Highland line between Crianlarich and Mallaig last night.
And East Coast Trains have cancelled all services between Newcastle and Edinburgh following floods and a 30-tonne landslide.
No replacement bus services have been offered and the line will be closed until it is fixed, which the company hoped would be tomorrow, but tickets on the route will stay valid tomorrow.
Yesterday, a Glasgow Virgin Trains service was stranded between landslides in the Lake District for more than two hours.
After it was diverted, a fire in the front coach caused it to have to be diverted.
Thousands of homes in North Tyneside were left without power after substations flooded, and schools and workplaces up and down the country remained closed while families hit by flooding in Northern Ireland on Wednesday night have been told it could be months before they can go back home.
But weather in the south of Britain was calm and dry, with some temperatures of up to 28 degrees.
Weather warnings from the Met Office have been lifted and the country is expected to get drier over the weekend.
(NE)
The flooding followed severe storms and torrential rain that saw an inch of water fall from the skies in an hour in some areas.
Cars were partially submerged, roads impassable and houses flooded in the adverse weather, which occurred mainly in northern England, Scotland, the Midlands and Northern Ireland.
A 24-wagon train came off the tracks near Tulloch, blocking the West Highland line between Crianlarich and Mallaig last night.
And East Coast Trains have cancelled all services between Newcastle and Edinburgh following floods and a 30-tonne landslide.
No replacement bus services have been offered and the line will be closed until it is fixed, which the company hoped would be tomorrow, but tickets on the route will stay valid tomorrow.
Yesterday, a Glasgow Virgin Trains service was stranded between landslides in the Lake District for more than two hours.
After it was diverted, a fire in the front coach caused it to have to be diverted.
Thousands of homes in North Tyneside were left without power after substations flooded, and schools and workplaces up and down the country remained closed while families hit by flooding in Northern Ireland on Wednesday night have been told it could be months before they can go back home.
But weather in the south of Britain was calm and dry, with some temperatures of up to 28 degrees.
Weather warnings from the Met Office have been lifted and the country is expected to get drier over the weekend.
(NE)
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Stormy weather conditions are continuing to cause travel disruption and cut off electricity supplies across the UK. According to reports, Western Scotland could be hit by more floods, while winds are expected to reach up to 70mph, with parts of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland expected to be the worst affected.
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Stormy weather conditions are continuing to cause travel disruption and cut off electricity supplies across the UK. According to reports, Western Scotland could be hit by more floods, while winds are expected to reach up to 70mph, with parts of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland expected to be the worst affected.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
