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Title	The Steamie - Wednesday 20 May 2020
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Mostly cloudy throughout the day. Around 11 to 21 degrees. Travel Delays to services between Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High Due to a speed restriction over defective track between Polmont and Linlithgow trains have to run at reduced speed on the line towards Edinburgh . Disruption is expected until 14:00 20/05. Train services between Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High may be delayed. We are having to run trains at a reduced speed between Polmont and Linlithgow because of a track fault which will cause services to be delayed travelling towards Edinburgh. Once we have further information from the site we'll update this message. Customers travelling from Glasgow to Edinburgh may also use services from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh via Shotts. As part of an industry-wide response, we are running a reduced service for key workers and essential use only. If you are a key worker affected by this disruption, please contact us by using the station help point or via Twitter for further information What's On Today Fuck all. Stay at home. Today in Scottish History On 20 May 685 the battle of Nechtansmere, in present-day Angus, was fought. The battle was a decisive victory for the Picts, under their king Brude MacBile, over Ecgfirth, King of Northumbria, an Angle kingdom. This battle reversed the Northumbrian gains of the past century and the Angles were forced back beyond the Forth. On this day in 1685 the Earl of Argyll sailed from Holland to Campbeltown with 300 men in an attempted uprising. After its failure he was executed. The rebellion was designed to place Charles II's illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, on the throne. The failure of this revolt led to a close bond between the Stewart monarchy and the enemies of the Campbells in the Highlands, which was to become more apparent in the subsequent Jacobite uprisings. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [Wanted: Ladies bike](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/gk6gsj/wanted_ladies_bike/) Tune of the day [Aesop Rock - Kirby (Official Video)](https://youtu.be/7T_KKiQiolk) (suggested by /u/Superbuddhapunk) Picked from 2 eligible links submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).
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Created	Wed 20th May 2020 6:00am
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**Weather** [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/)

Mostly cloudy throughout the day.

Around 11 to 21 degrees.

**Travel**

Delays to services between Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High

Due to a speed restriction over defective track between Polmont and Linlithgow trains have to run at reduced speed on the line towards Edinburgh . Disruption is expected until 14:00 20/05.

Train services between Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High may be delayed.

We are having to run trains at a reduced speed between Polmont and Linlithgow because of a track fault which will cause services to be delayed travelling towards Edinburgh. Once we have further information from the site we'll update this message.

Customers travelling from Glasgow to Edinburgh may also use services from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh via Shotts.

As part of an industry-wide response, we are running a reduced service for key workers and essential use only. If you are a key worker affected by this disruption, please contact us by using the station help point or via Twitter for further information

**What's On Today**

Fuck all. Stay at home.

**Today in Scottish History**

On 20 May 685 the battle of Nechtansmere, in present-day Angus, was fought.
The battle was a decisive victory for the Picts, under their king Brude MacBile, over Ecgfirth, King of Northumbria, an Angle kingdom. This battle reversed the Northumbrian gains of the past century and the Angles were forced back beyond the Forth.

On this day in 1685 the Earl of Argyll sailed from Holland to Campbeltown with 300 men in an attempted uprising. After its failure he was executed. The rebellion was designed to place Charles II's illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, on the throne. The failure of this revolt led to a close bond between the Stewart monarchy and the enemies of the Campbells in the Highlands, which was to become more apparent in the subsequent Jacobite uprisings.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[Wanted: Ladies bike](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/gk6gsj/wanted_ladies_bike/)

**Tune of the day**

[Aesop Rock - Kirby (Official Video)](https://youtu.be/7T_KKiQiolk) (suggested by /u/Superbuddhapunk)

Picked from 2 eligible links submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).