Heavy rain and flooding disrupts travel in Scotland

Heavy rain has affected rail and road travel in parts of Scotland.

Network Rail Scotland said trains were unable to get out of Perth station because of flooded tracks.

It said south of Perth a waterfall had formed at Moncreiffe Tunnel and there were several flooding incidents near Hilton Junction.

The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for heavy rain for parts of southern, central and eastern Scotland from 15:00 to 23:45.

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Flood warnings have been issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) covering nine specific areas of high flood risk in Dundee and Angus and Tayside.

They have also issued flood alerts covering central and southern Scotland.

A roundabout was flooded at Queen Street in Perth

Torrential rain disrupted some services between Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket, and affected driving conditions in and around the city.

The Met Office has warned of a forecast of 10 to 15mm of rain falling within an hour in a few places.

It said rainfall totals of 20 to 30mm were likely over periods of three to six hours more widely in the area covered by the warning.

The Met Office said: "Some hillier parts, perhaps especially across Lothian and Borders, could perhaps see around 50mm, this falling onto wet ground, increasing the possibility of a few flooding problems."

Network Rail Scotland said there was a waterfall at Moncreiffe Tunnel

Network Rail Scotland said this was the scene at Greenside, on the line between Ladybank and Perth

Perth and Kinross Council has warned of flooding affecting several roads in Perth, including Hospital Street, Glenearn Road, Glasgow Road and Queen Street.

The local authority said: "Public transport is also affected with many trains cancelled and buses re-routed. Please check Stagecoach and ScotRail channels before travelling.

"Localised flooding is due to the heavy rainfall which means the capacity to drain surface water away is at capacity. The network has been checked and there are no additional blockages which have led to this, just the sheer volume of water trying to enter the system at the same time."