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| Rail journeys will continue to be affected until Wednesday following a blaze on a train on the main railway line between Scotland and England. | |
| Network Rail said it was "very hopeful" the line would reopen within 24 hours of Tuesday's fire in East Lothian. | |
| The train was carrying 36 new cars, which were destroyed. | |
| Buses have replaced trains between North Berwick and Prestonpans, with rail services starting and terminating at Berwick upon Tweed. | Buses have replaced trains between North Berwick and Prestonpans, with rail services starting and terminating at Berwick upon Tweed. |
| The train was being removed at 1300 GMT on Tuesday to make way for engineers to begin fixing overhead cables with "extensive damage". | |
| Fifteen foot flames were visible from Drem Steve DalgleishEyewitness | Fifteen foot flames were visible from Drem Steve DalgleishEyewitness |
| It is understood the track and signalling cables were not damaged during the fire. | |
| Lothian and Borders Police said the final three carriages of the train had caught fire and the 36 vehicles on board had been destroyed. | Lothian and Borders Police said the final three carriages of the train had caught fire and the 36 vehicles on board had been destroyed. |
| Eyewitness Steve Dalgleish told the BBC Scotland news website: "I passed this train at 0730 GMT and it was well alight. | Eyewitness Steve Dalgleish told the BBC Scotland news website: "I passed this train at 0730 GMT and it was well alight. |
| "Fifteen foot flames were visible from Drem and there were multiple fire engines and emergency vehicles on scene." | "Fifteen foot flames were visible from Drem and there were multiple fire engines and emergency vehicles on scene." |
| Householders near the railway line were advised by police to close their doors and windows because of smoke although a south-westerly wind was blowing fumes away from the residential area. | Householders near the railway line were advised by police to close their doors and windows because of smoke although a south-westerly wind was blowing fumes away from the residential area. |
| Cooling down | |
| By 1000 GMT on Tuesday, firefighters were cooling down the carriages by spraying cold water on them from two hoses. | |
| Network Rail said there were no trains running south of Edinburgh on the line and trains travelling north were terminating at either Newcastle or Berwick as a result of the fire. | Network Rail said there were no trains running south of Edinburgh on the line and trains travelling north were terminating at either Newcastle or Berwick as a result of the fire. |
| The 10-wagon train, operated by freight carrier EWS, left Washwood Heath, Birmingham, at 2153 GMT on Monday and had been due into Bathgate, West Lothian, at 0832 GMT on Tuesday. | |
| EWS, which operates about 800 freight trains a day across the country, refused to say what type of vehicles were being transported. | EWS, which operates about 800 freight trains a day across the country, refused to say what type of vehicles were being transported. |