ScotRail issues travel advice with key line still closed due to landslips

The rail operator said that the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick/Thurso will remain closed due to land slips.

It added that Network Rail was inspecting the West Highland Line to Mallaig and Oban and the Highland Main Line.

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Some replacement bus services are in place, including for the Wick-Inverness service at 12.34pm and the Inverness-Wick train at 6.31pm. 

Other services from Glasgow Queen Street (9.42am) and Edinburgh to Inverness (10.50am) will be terminating at Perth with replacement buses taking people the rest of the way. 

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All other routes are expected to operate normally.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency also still has flood warnings in place in certain areas, including: 

• Callander
• Callander to Stirling
• Moy Bridge
• Strathglass
• Ness-side
• Kincraig to Inverdruie
• Aviemore/Dalfaber to Grantown
• Boat O’Brig to Spey Viaduct
• Spey Viaduct to Spey Bay
• Aviemore/Dalfaber
• Kenmore

Less severe flood alerts are also in place across larger areas including:

• Central
• Easter Ross and Great Glen
• Findhorn, Nairn, Moray and Speyside
• Tayside

Two yellow warnings are currently in place across Scotland, with a snow and ice warning in the Highlands and Orkney and Shetland in place until 10am.

A warning covering the rest of the country for ice is also in place until the same time.