Train catches fire near Dundee station
Emergency services were called to the blaze this morning
Last updated 28th Feb 2025
A train has caught fire between Dundee and Leuchars.
Emergency services were called to Tay Rail Bridge around 10.44am.
Three fire appliances were dispatched, and crews began evacuating the affected carriage and train.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Police Scotland and Network Rail are still on the scene.
There have been no casualties.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.44am on Friday, 28 February, to reports of a fire affecting a train carriage on Dundee Railway Bridge.
“Operations Control mobilised three appliances to the area to extinguish the fire and crews are assisting emergency service partners at the scene to fully evacuate the train.
"There are no reported casualties at this time.”
The line has been closed and Edinburgh to Aberdeen/Dundee and Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen trains have been either cancelled, delayed or revised.
Replacement bus services have been arranged until it reopens.#
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