Network Rail has published details of engineering work which is scheduled to take place over Christmas and New Year, disrupting services on some lines. Network Rail’s chief network operator Helen Hamlin said: ‘The period between Christmas and New Year is the quietest on the railway and it’s the best time for us to do the major projects that will take longer than a night or a weekend to complete.’

Railway services are returning to normal this morning after a weekend of high winds brought by Storm Amy. Trains in England and Wales are no longer disrupted although some lines were blocked by fallen trees for a time, but no services are expected to run today north of Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick or Thurso.