Travel chaos continues for Lanarkshire commuters following train derailment in Coatbridge

Lanarkshire commuters are nonetheless dealing with journey chaos following the derailment of a practice at Coatbridge Sunnyside station on Friday night time.

ScotRail are operating an emergency timetable and a lowered service after the operator was additionally hit by "substantial practice crew shortages".

The Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line was closed all weekend after a practice derailed from its tracks.

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ScotRail described the issue as an "operational incident", which occurred between Coatbridge Sunnyside and Airdrie.

The carriage was not in service on the time and there have been no recorded accidents. The reason for the incident continues to be underneath investigation.

Passengers are actually being requested to verify journey journey instances as a result of disruption which is able to affect a lot of the Central Belt.

The Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line has been disrupted all weekend after a practice derailed from its tracks at Coatbridge Sunnyside on Friday night time.

In the meantime, crew shortages are mentioned to have attributed to delays in coaching new recruits as a result of pandemic.

In an announcement, ScotRail mentioned: "On account of substantial practice crew shortages and our on-going derailment incident at Coatbridge Sunnyside, an emergency timetable can be applied on the North Clyde route for begin of service tomorrow [May 9].

"The next hourly providers can be operating; Balloch - Springburn Milngavie - Anniesland shuttle service Helensburgh - Shettleston Bathgate - Edinburgh Waverley.

"This plan has been applied to enhance general reliability and to keep away from sporadic cancellations.

"Companies listed can be fashioned of six automobiles, rail substitute buses have been requested to function between Shettleston and Bathgate.

"Please control our web site, app, and JourneyCheck for updates.

"We’re unable to verify every particular person journey, so please proceed to verify for any modifications made to your service."

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