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Cops launch probe after trains HALTED as thieves rip vital kit from rail line

Signalling cable theft halted all Airdrie–Bathgate train services, canceling 10 trains and triggering replacement bus and subway ticket acceptance, Network Rail and British Transport Police said.

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Train services between Airdrie and Bathgate suspended due to cable theft in North Lanarkshire. ScotRail provides replacement buses; BTP investigates…

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Cops launch probe after trains HALTED as thieves rip vital kit from rail line

Train services between Airdrie and Bathgate suspended due to cable theft in North Lanarkshire. ScotRail provides replacement buses; BTP investigates…

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Scotland trains: Trains cancelled between Airdrie and Bathgate after signalling cables stolen

National Rail said the disruption is likely to last ‘several hours’.

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Overnight cable theft causes disruption to trains

Services between Airdrie in North Lanarkshire and Bathgate in West Lothian are facing delays and cancellations

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The Scotsman broke the news in Scotland, United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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