West Coast mainline closed to all trains after major flooding

Flooding on the West Coast Main line. Picture: Twitterplaceholder image
Flooding on the West Coast Main line. Picture: Twitter

Torrential overnight rain has forced the closure of the main railway line between Glasgow and London.

Heavy rain has flooded a section of the West Coast mainline between Lockerbie and Carlisle, blocking routes on Saturday and causing chaos for weekend rail travellers going to and from Scotland.

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Network Rail Scotland said water levels were a foot above the tracks.

In a tweet, the railway network manager said: "We are currently making arrangements for 5 trains currently in the area which are trapped or blocked by a flood between #Lockerbie & #Carlisle."

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