Scots are warned to plan their journeys as heavy rain is expected to bring travel chaos to Scotland. The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for heavy and persistent rain across Tuesday and Wednesday. Today's warning is in force from 1am until 6pm and covers the central belt of Scotland and the east coast up past Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen, with as much as 60mm expected to fall in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Tomorrow's warning for western Scotland is in place from 9am to 6pm.
Network Rail says speed restrictions will be in place tomorrow on trains in some sections of the Glasgow South Western Line between 09:00 – 15:00. Other sections on the West Coast Main Line, between Glasgow and Carlisle, and on the East Coast Main Line, from Edinburgh – Berwick, will have restrictions between 11:00 and 18:00. Passengers are being advised to plan extra time for their journeys as heavy rain moves in across Scotland. Liam Sumpter, route director, Network Rail Scotland, said: “Speed restrictions are being introduced as the rain moves in because we know that slowing trains down reduces the chances of striking obstructions on the line. Our engineering teams will respond to any issues on the railway while our control room will monitor the weather throughout the day. We understand that adding time to journeys is never ideal, however, we’ll remove the speed restrictions as soon as it is safe to do so
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