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Drivers are being warned to be cautious on Sunday after the clocks change – as it doesn’t just mean you’ll be getting one less hour of sleep.

The AA is warning that car crashes spiked in the fortnight after the clocks changed last year – so they’re urging drivers to be vigilant this year.

Darker evenings, slippery road surfaces and the low-lying sun impairing drivers’ vision all contribute towards increased collisions in late October and early November, they warned.

Meanwhile, on the rails in Scotland, a signal fault at Larbert is causing more delays on routes between Inverness or Aberdeen and Glasgow Queen Street.

Another fault with the signalling system at Linlithgow has disrupted the line towards Edinburgh, causing problems for ScotRail services running between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High.

And in Wales there is disruption across various routes for the third day in a row due to slippery rails, causing delays and cancellations.

Buses are still replacing trains between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth after a train crash on Monday evening.


Buses replace trains between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth

A passenger in his 60s died after two trains collided on Monday evening in the Talerddig area.

Since then, rail services are unable to operate between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. The line will be closed until at least the end of Friday (October 25), with replacement road transport in place.

Customers planning to use the line this week should expect delays to their journeys between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth, and plan ahead where possible.

Services between Machynlleth and Pwllheli are able to run as normal. Services are also running between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.

Rail replacement transport is in operation between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth / Aberystwyth.

The main road through Llanbrynmair (between Caersws and Machynlleth is closed to help with the recovery of the incident. This means that buses have to take a detour, resulting in extended journey times.

Connecting trains to Aberystwyth / Pwllheli will wait for the buses to arrive at Machynlleth.

To assist you with your journeys, you may use your ticket on local bus operator Celtic Travel route X75 between Shrewsbury and Caersws.

Wales rail disruption continues for third day

Slippery rails mean trains on various routes across the Transport for Wales network are being disrupted.

As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

These are the routes affected:

  • Between Wrexham General and Bidston – Rail replacement transport (provided by Pat’s Coaches) will operate in place of cancelled services
  • Between Swansea and Shrewsbury – Rail replacement transport (provided by TNS, AC Jenkins and Cymru Coaches) will operate in place of any cancelled services
  • Between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog – Rail replacement transport (provided by Dilwyns) will operate in place of any cancelled services
  • Between Tenby and Pembroke Dock
  • Between Holyhead and Llandudno Junction
  • Between Frodsham and Chester

Signal fault between Inverness / Aberdeen and Glasgow Queen Street

A fault with the signalling system at Larbert means the line towards Glasgow is disrupted.

Trains running between Inverness or Aberdeen and Glasgow Queen Street may be delayed.

The disruption is set to last until 10am, and passengers can use their ticket to travel on alternative ScotRail services via any reasonable route.

Disruption between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh

A fault with the signalling system at Linlithgow means the line towards Edinburgh is disrupted.

Trains running between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High may be delayed by up to 10 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 10am.


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