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| Flooding causes severe disruption | Flooding causes severe disruption |
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| Road and rail passengers have been hit by severe disruption after heavy storms caused flooding around Glasgow. | Road and rail passengers have been hit by severe disruption after heavy storms caused flooding around Glasgow. |
| Rising water dumped debris on the line at Glasgow's Queen Street Station as the city was rocked by thunder storms early on Friday evening. | Rising water dumped debris on the line at Glasgow's Queen Street Station as the city was rocked by thunder storms early on Friday evening. |
| National Rail Enquiries said services on the Glasgow to Edinburgh and West Coast Mainline had been disrupted. | National Rail Enquiries said services on the Glasgow to Edinburgh and West Coast Mainline had been disrupted. |
| Strathclyde Fire and Rescue have also sent appliances to the south side of Glasgow after flooding on the roads. | Strathclyde Fire and Rescue have also sent appliances to the south side of Glasgow after flooding on the roads. |
| Network Rail said the water at Queen Street had reached platform level at one point and could cause major problems on the West Coast Mainline. | |
| I don't know what I'm going to do, it's a nightmare Sara RazaEdinburgh | I don't know what I'm going to do, it's a nightmare Sara RazaEdinburgh |
| A spokeswoman advised people not to travel for the time being. | A spokeswoman advised people not to travel for the time being. |
| Trains are unable to enter or leave Glasgow Queen Street High Level Station and Network Rail warned it could still be closed on Saturday. | Trains are unable to enter or leave Glasgow Queen Street High Level Station and Network Rail warned it could still be closed on Saturday. |
| Some passengers complained of a lack of information. | Some passengers complained of a lack of information. |
| Fergus Brown, who was trying to get to Garelochhead, told the BBC Scotland news website: "We were sitting on the platform then at about 6.30 there was an announcement saying the train was cancelled. | Fergus Brown, who was trying to get to Garelochhead, told the BBC Scotland news website: "We were sitting on the platform then at about 6.30 there was an announcement saying the train was cancelled. |
| The rail network in and around the city has also been badly affected | The rail network in and around the city has also been badly affected |
| "Everyone started to get off, but we were told the train would definitely be leaving shortly and have been hanging around for the last two hours waiting for something to happen. | "Everyone started to get off, but we were told the train would definitely be leaving shortly and have been hanging around for the last two hours waiting for something to happen. |
| "There's not been a lot of communication - if it's going to be much longer I would go and stay with friends in Glasgow but no-one seems to know what's happening." | "There's not been a lot of communication - if it's going to be much longer I would go and stay with friends in Glasgow but no-one seems to know what's happening." |
| Jean Galloway, from Glasgow, was waiting for a passenger to come in from Larbert. | Jean Galloway, from Glasgow, was waiting for a passenger to come in from Larbert. |
| She said: "I don't know where they are, or when or if the will be arriving - the communication has not been good at all, I am really not impressed." | She said: "I don't know where they are, or when or if the will be arriving - the communication has not been good at all, I am really not impressed." |
| Sara Raza, 19, from Edinburgh, said: "I had no idea until I got here that the trains had been cancelled. | Sara Raza, 19, from Edinburgh, said: "I had no idea until I got here that the trains had been cancelled. |
| "I have no idea how I am going to get home to Edinburgh, I don't know what I'm going to do, it's a nightmare." | "I have no idea how I am going to get home to Edinburgh, I don't know what I'm going to do, it's a nightmare." |
| Firefighters were also working to clear flooding on the roads close to Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary. | Firefighters were also working to clear flooding on the roads close to Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary. |
| Water had risen several feet in the deluge. | Water had risen several feet in the deluge. |
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