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| Train strikes lorry at crossing | Train strikes lorry at crossing |
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| A train has hit an articulated lorry on the Whitemoss level crossing between Gleneagles and Perth. | A train has hit an articulated lorry on the Whitemoss level crossing between Gleneagles and Perth. |
| The line - the main Glasgow to Aberdeen route - is currently blocked following the accident which happened shortly before 0700 GMT on Friday. | The line - the main Glasgow to Aberdeen route - is currently blocked following the accident which happened shortly before 0700 GMT on Friday. |
| No passengers were on board the train, which was carrying freight from Grangemouth to Inverness. | No passengers were on board the train, which was carrying freight from Grangemouth to Inverness. |
| It is believed the engine driver has been taken to hospital while two people who were in the lorry were unhurt. | It is believed the engine driver has been taken to hospital while two people who were in the lorry were unhurt. |
| The incident has blocked the line between Dunblane and Perth, which is the main arterial route north. | The incident has blocked the line between Dunblane and Perth, which is the main arterial route north. |
| All services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen are affected. | All services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen are affected. |
| The London to Inverness sleeper service, which was travelling behind the freight train, has stopped at Gleneagles station but coaches are due to take passengers onwards. | The London to Inverness sleeper service, which was travelling behind the freight train, has stopped at Gleneagles station but coaches are due to take passengers onwards. |
| Significant disruption | |
| Network Rail said the train was a single engine locomotive with no wagons attached. | Network Rail said the train was a single engine locomotive with no wagons attached. |
| The accident happened at an automatic half barrier crossing but Network Rail said there was no indication that the accident was caused by faults to the barrier, although that will be investigated. | |
| It was not known if weather conditions were a factor in the accident but that would also be investigated. | |
| Network Rail spokesman Craig Bowman told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that rail travellers should expect significant disruption. | Network Rail spokesman Craig Bowman told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that rail travellers should expect significant disruption. |
| "It's the main route between Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness so there will be a knock-on to services. | "It's the main route between Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness so there will be a knock-on to services. |
| "We're looking to clear that up as soon as we can over the course of the day but obviously we will have to investigate the condition of the track and clear the debris from the line." | "We're looking to clear that up as soon as we can over the course of the day but obviously we will have to investigate the condition of the track and clear the debris from the line." |