ScotRail advise passengers not to travel today with most services cancelled

THE Red weather warning may no longer be in place, but the advice remains not to travel on Scotland’s roads and rails.

An Amber warning remains in place until 6pm today.

ScotRail have urged passengers not to attempt to travel today, with only a handful of services operating.

Trains will run on a limited service on the following routes:

• Aberdeen to Inverness
• Aberdeen to Dundee
• Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
• Inverness to Perth

No other services will be operational until further notice.

? ⚠ Current advice to all customers: Do Not Travel!

The only routes operating are:
Aberdeen – Inverness
Aberdeen – Dundee

Inverness – Kyle of Lochalsh
Inverness – Perth

NO services operating on any other routes until further notice. When this changes we will update you.

— ScotRail (@ScotRail) March 1, 2018

Police advice also remains to avoid travelling on the roads.

Last night, the M80 was blocked for rush hour and much of the evening and at its height there were an estimated 1,000 vehicles at a standstill, with tailbacks of approximately 8 miles both North and South bound.

Thanks to the huge effort by emergency responders and volunteer agencies contact was made with drivers and their passengers to check on their welfare and to distribute water and snacks whilst clearing a path for gritters to make the road surface passable.

Drivers stranded on M80 motorway for 13 hours after heavy snow

Police have urged drivers not to travel today to avoid similar scenes tonight.

Superintendent Helen Harrison said: “We are now 24 hours into the red and amber-related advice not to travel on the roads and rush hour last night was noticeably less busy thanks to people heeding our message. It remains the same this rush hour coming – do not travel.

“Many of those people who did go out yesterday faced treacherous conditions, blocked roads, being stuck in their vehicles or even being involved in collisions. We do not want anyone to put themselves or others at risk in these conditions. We are continuing to run a multi-agency command centre at Bilston to coordinate the emergency response to the severe weather with our partners and keep Scotland moving as best we can.

“If you can postpone your journey in affected areas until after the amber warning ceases, currently at 6pm tonight, I would urge you to do so. Many employers were able to allow staff to work flexibly and this approach is needed again today.”