Passengers evacuated after train carriage catches fire in Cupar

A train was evacuated after it caught fire at a Fife railway station.

All the passengers were taken off the train at Cupar after a fire underneath a carriage on Thursday afternoon.

Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 3pm.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 3.06pm on Thursday to reports of a small fire which had taken hold underneath a train carriage.

Operations control mobilised three fire appliances to Cupar railway station, where all passengers had safely left the train prior to firefighters' arrival.

Crews currently remain in attendance.''

No-one was hurt in the incident but ScotRail said ongoing services were facing disruption

A spokesman for ScotRail Alliance said: Due to a broken-down train, services between Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen are currently disrupted.

Anyone who has been delayed by over 30 minutes is entitled to compensation under our delay repay