🍂 “We apologise for the delay to your journey. This is caused by leaves on the line.” It’s the announcement some customers both dread and mock in equal measure. “That’s just one of the daft excuses they use”, say many people. And it’s understandable that people are so sceptical. After all, how much damage can a few leaves cause? You’d be surprised. The problem - Hundreds of trees line the railway in Scotland. And every autumn tonnes of leaves fall on the tracks. The leaves are gradually broken

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❄️ It's been a challenging start to 2026, with daily Met Office weather warnings in place across large parts of the country. The Met Office have issued a blanket yellow warning for snow and ice today, with an upgraded amber warning in the most affected areas. Conditions remain difficult in some areas, with overnight lows dipping below -10°C, and up to 50cm (20 inches) of snow affecting the most impacted areas, teams across Scotland's Railway continue to work through these conditions to reopen af

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