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31.12.2022 - 13:13 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scots travelling back home on the west coast mainline for Hogmanay have been "abandoned" after flooding closed the line and railway bosses failed to arrange onward travel.
Avanti West Coast, which runs cross-country services on the line, announced on Saturday morning that it had cancelled services north of Carlisle due to a landslip at Carstairs caused by heavy downpours. However, the operator says it has not organised ticket acceptance with other train companies, nor will it arrange replacement bus services due to "heavy road flooding".
In tweets issued on Hogmanay at 8am, Avanti said: "Due to a landslip near Carstairs, all lines north of Carlisle are blocked. Do Not Travel between Carlisle and Scotland."
It added: "Lines will remain closed until the end of the day (31 December). There is no ticket acceptance in place with @LNER. Due to heavy road flooding, there will be no rail replacement services."
Swathes of the A74(M) connecting Scotland and England were closed on Friday after downpours led to lake-like conditions on the trunk road. Traffic Scotland reported later that day that the incident had been cleared – but Avanti has told enquiring travellers that buses will not be laid on.
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One Twitter user said: "Well, having just driven from Manchester to Glasgow by car early this morning, after being stranded there yesterday, I can confirm the M74 is open, dry and not flooded at all. So replacement coach services could have EASILY been put on."
Another wrote: "Its New Year's Eve, how are you supposed to explain to people that have made plans months in advance to go to Scotland just to give up, lose their money and stay at home with no
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