Scottish summer ends in flooding, trains at standstill

Moncreiffe Tunnel flood (NR) Image Network Rail Scotland

Torrential rain brought trains to a standstill in Scotland on Thursday, and submerged at least one main line, cutting of a large swath of the country. Weather wise, most of Britain had a day to forget on Thursday, even if it was a day most Britons will remember for a long time to come. It seems the deepest gloom was over Scotland, where the weather was bad enough to prompt a severe warning from the Metrological Office. 

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Author: Simon Walton

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Scottish summer ends in flooding, trains at standstill

Moncreiffe Tunnel flood (NR) Image Network Rail Scotland

Torrential rain brought trains to a standstill in Scotland on Thursday, and submerged at least one main line, cutting of a large swath of the country. Weather wise, most of Britain had a day to forget on Thursday, even if it was a day most Britons will remember for a long time to come. It seems the deepest gloom was over Scotland, where the weather was bad enough to prompt a severe warning from the Metrological Office. 

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