Edinburgh Waverley power cut adds to Storm Ciarán rail disruption

TransPennine Express services between Newcastle and Edinburgh had already faced delays

A power cut has led to the cancellation of trains in and out of Edinburgh Waverley station, ScotRail says.

Network Rail said investigations were underway to fix the fault. Disruption is expected to last until 23:00.

It comes as trains in parts of Scotland were already facing delays until Saturday as a result of Storm Ciarán.

LNER said there would be no services between Edinburgh and Aberdeen until Saturday. Speed restrictions will cause delays elsewhere.

A yellow warning for rain is in place for the UK's east coast, from Moray down to Hull until 18:00 on Friday.

Storm Ciarán caused wind gusts of more than 100mph in England on Thursday.

LNER's service between Newcastle and Edinburgh was running hourly until the end of service on Friday.

Speed restrictions will be in place on the route, which may see trains subject to delays of up to 40 minutes.

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Network Rail said it was also imposing speed restrictions across parts of Scotland and some areas would see delays.

Speed restrictions will be in place on routes between Aberdeen and Inverness; Dundee and Aberdeen; Inverness and Wick; and Perth and Inverness.

ScotRail said the first of these restrictions would be in place from 15:00 on Thursday and last until 08:00 on Saturday.

Direct services between Edinburgh and Glasgow to Aberdeen have been cancelled from Friday morning until mid-afternoon, with passengers required to change trains at Dundee.

Speed restrictions will be in place on routes passing through Perth to Inverness

David Simpson, ScotRail service delivery director, said: "The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Storm Ciaran, which is expected to bring heavy rain across the east coast of Scotland.

"Our first priority is always to ensure the safety of our staff and customers, so as a precautionary measure, speed restrictions will be in place across the Highlands and east coast. This will result in extended journey times along the affected routes."

TransPennine Express services between Newcastle and Edinburgh will also be subject to delays, with the operator urging passengers to check their journeys ahead of travel.

The Met Office believes the storm's path will now be further south than originally anticipated.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has lifted half of its 12 alerts initially issued and both flood warnings in Dumfries and Galloway and Tayside.

Flood warnings remain in place for Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus, Edinburgh and Lothians, Fife, the Scottish Borders and the area of Findhorn, Nairn, Moray and Speyside.

In England, the Environment Agency has in place 82 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected and 197 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible.