Edinburgh trains delayed after signalling failure

Trains in and out of Edinburgh have been delayed this morning following reports of a signalling system failure.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Nov 2016, 10:53 BST

Updated 22nd Nov 2016, 11:27 BST

ScotRail trains are delayed this morning. Picture Michael Gillen

The failure has occurred at North Queensferry and according to ScotRail there could be delays to services between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Perth.

ScotRail said services between Edinburgh and Cowdenbeath/Glenrothes may be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

The rail operator tweeted: “Disruption is expected until 13:30 at the moment. Sorry if your journey is affected.”

At about 1.30pm ScotRail confirmed the disruption had finished and that no more services were being affected.