Trains cancelled from 4pm today as Storm Dudley batters Scotland

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Train services will stop this afternoon as Storm Dudley brings heavy rain and high winds to Scotland.ScotRail will cease running service as a safety precaution, with gusts of around 90mph expected in coastal areas.Domestic rail services will be wound down by 4pm when the worst of the stormy weather is expected to sweep across the country. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. ScotRail services on the Far North, Kyle of Lochalsh, and Aberdeen-Inverness lines will continue to run.

Some cross-border services will operate too, but at reduced speeds.The strength of the winds expected could damage infrastructure, blowing debris and trees onto tracks and damaging equipment such as overhead electric power lines and signals.Network Rail will have additional engineers out across the network ready to react to problems and will check all affected lines for damage before reintroducing services as quickly as possible.Disruption on some lines is expected to continue until mid-morning tomorrow and passengers are being urged to check their journey before travelling.For more information on any changes to services, go online to www.nationalrail.co.uk or with individual train operators.Liam Sumpter, Network Rail route director for Scotland, said: “Storm Dudley has the potential to cause significant disruption to our infrastructure blowing trees onto tracks and damaging equipment.“We will be working hard on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning to respond to any issues caused by Storm