Friday 8 Aug 2008
FULL SERVICES RESUME AS RAIL FLOODING EASES
- Region & Route:
- Scotland’s Railway: Scotland
Network Rail statement – 1400hrs, 8 August 2008
Rail services in Scotland returned to normal from 1300hrs today following the easing of flooding in Edinburgh’s Princes’ Street Gardens area.
Many services had been reinstated by 0800hrs this morning but the full timetable could not be resumed until the Haymarket tunnel became fully operational.
David Simpson, Route Director for Network Rail in Scotland commented:
“The last 36 hours have been an extremely testing time for rail passengers and the whole team in Edinburgh. We had almost a month’s rainfall in less than 48 hours and our pumps in the Princes’ Street Gardens area were overwhelmed by the volume of water, leading to a loss of signalling through Haymarket Tunnel.
“I’d like to apologise to passengers for the delays, cancellations and overcrowding which occurred as a result of this flooding. We will be reviewing the procedures we have in place to deal with such severe weather and will implement whatever measures are necessary to reduce the risk of this type of incident occurring again.”
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