Bridge crash disrupts rail services

By Graeme Strachan

December 14 2017, 11:17am

December 14 2017, 11:17am

There was disruption to rail services on Thursday morning after a lorry collided with a bridge at Inverkeilor in Arbroath.

The incident meant that trains had to run at reduced speed on all lines with services delayed by approximately 10 minutes in the morning.

Engineers are on site at Arbroath to check the extent of the damage.

There are no reports of any injuries.

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