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Following heavy rainfall, Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team were deployed to rescue a driver who was trapped between two landslides near Glencoe.
Volunteers assisted a male driver on the B863 Kinlochleven to Glencoe road after parts of t…
Roads and railway lines remain closed in the Highlands following landslides caused by heavy rainfall.
The A86 between Laggan and Spean Bridge has been closed since Monday after almost a week’s worth of rain fell over six hours.
The West Highland Line h…
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The A86 Laggan to Spean Bridge road has been closed due to landslides following heavy rainfall.
The Highlands have experienced thunderstorms and rain over the past 48 hours following days of hot, dry weather.
The Scottish Environmen…
The West Highland Line, which starts in Helensburgh and runs to Oban and Mallaig, including stops at Helensburgh Upper, Garelochhead, Arrochar & Tarbet and Ardlui, opened in 1894 and was among the last major British railway projects as well as one of t…
© Charlotte Graham for The Telegraph Flying Scotsman trains heritage railways locomotive transport future in doubt modern door system – Charlotte Graham for The TelegraphThe future of the Flying Scotsman[1] is in doubt over the rail watchdog’s demands…
From a dreamy UK sleeper service to an epic Californian odyssey: Train expert Mark Smith who runs the acclaimed ‘Man in Seat 61’ website picks his favourite 10 railway journeys around the worldBy Mark Smith, The Man In Seat 61 For Mailonline[1] Publis…
The number of mobile speed cameras deployed on the A9 almost halved in 2022 – despite record deaths.
Police records show the numbers of mobile cameras deployed initially rose from 331 in 2020, to 448 in 2021.
But in 2022, they fell to a low of just 22…
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That congestion was made even worse when the ‘Smart Motorwa…