Derailment continues to affect rail services
TRAIN services from Waverley Station will continue to be disrupted until Monday as investigators probe how three slow-moving, empty coaches came to be derailed.
The carriages were removed from the spot where they derailed in Princes Street Gardens at 11pm last night and safety officials were examining the tracks today.
The empty coaches came off the rails on Thursday night. No-one was hurt.
Train operator First ScotRail said services out of the station will be disrupted throughout the weekend.
Many services to and from Waverley were affected yesterday, and the Edinburgh to Glasgow service was reduced to every 30 minutes.
A First ScotRail spokesman said: "There is an improving situation, but there is going to be ongoing disruption today and tomorrow.
"There are no cancellations, but some trains which would have left from Waverley will be leaving from Haymarket. This is simply due to access at Waverley.
"We are hoping it will be back to normal by Monday, which is when a lot of people go back to work after the festive season."
He apologised for the inconvenience and said extra staff were in place to assist customers.
A Network Rail spokeswoman said they did not yet know the cause of the derailment.
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