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Storm Barra is forecast to bring snow and winds of up to 70mph to parts of the country from late tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday 7 December) and will affect some services in the south west and north east of Scotland.

A £1.7m project to repair and re-paint two railway bridges in Edinburgh City Centre will get underway in January 2022.

A campaign to help passengers plan their journeys during an eight-week rail closure launched this week.

Despite the impact of Strom Arwen, Network Rail has successfully demolished and replaced the bridge over the railway at Lynebeg, south of Inverness on the Highland Mainline between Perth and Inverness.  It’s part of supporting work ahead of the dualling of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy.

Preparatory work is underway ahead of the construction of the new East Linton station which will see trains call at the village for the first time in more than half a century.

Network Rail will begin a major improvement project on the Forth Viaduct in Stirling from January 2022.

Engineers will be working at locations across Scotland this festive period to carry out vital projects to renew and upgrade key infrastructure - making the railway more reliable for customers.

With winds of up to 90mph expected to hit the east coast of Scotland from late this afternoon (Friday, November 26) Scotland’s Railway will be introducing speed restrictions and closing some lines to trains.