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Title	The Steamie - Monday 29 March 2021
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Rain until this afternoon. Around 11 to 14 degrees. Travel Cancellations to services between Queen Street and Mallaig Due to forecasted severe weather disruption is expected until 21:00 29/03. Train services between Queen Street and Mallaig will be cancelled, delayed or revised. Option 1 - Check if a rail journey is currently possible.. The 10:21 Crianlarich to Mallaig service will be cancelled. The 11:40 Fort William to Queen St will be started from Crianlarich. The 1424 Crianlarich to Mallaig will start from Fort William. * If you have had to drive to another station your ticket will be valid to collect your car on your return journey. Speak to a member of staff to validate your ticket. Option 2 - Local Buses.. * We have not arranged for your rail tickets to be accepted on local bus routes as yet. We will monitor this situation as the incident develops. Option 3 - Rail Replacement Transport.. * We have not requested Rail Replacement Transport. We will monitor this situation as the incident develops. Option 4 - Consider travelling later.. You might wish to consider postponing your journey until our service's return to normal. * We have speed restrictions in place today, Monday 29th March, due to forecasted heavy rain. * Services on this line will be subject to delays, alterations and cancellations. If you are making an essential journey, please check the app or website to make sure your train is running before you leave the house. * Public transport should only be used for essential reasons, to comply with the Scottish Government restrictions. If your journey is essential, please speak to a member of staff or press the help point for further information. Let us help you:Please let us try and help you if you are being disrupted. At the station or on-train:* Speak to a member of staff or use the Help-point (station only).* Listen for announcements.* Information will be displayed on Customer Information Screens.Keep up to date or get in touch on your phone:Twitter: Live updates @ScotRail.WhatsApp: Contact us on WhatsApp.App: Live updates on our app. Phone: Contact Customer Relations. What's On Today Fuck all. Go out if you must, but stay safe. Don't be a fanny. Today in Scottish History On 29 March 2002, Longannet, Scotland's last deep coal mine, closed, ending centuries of mining tradition. The Fife mine was put into liquidation after being flooded on the 23rd, when a dam separating old workings from new seams under the river Forth collapsed. The water poured into the five-mile mineshafts, 600m (1,870ft) below ground, in less than ten minutes. After examination by engineers, it was decided that it would be too expensive to rescue the pit, even though there was an estimated 40 million tons of coal still to be extracted. 500 men were expected to lose their jobs as a result of the closure. On 29 March 1822, Ewan MacLachlan, the noted Gaelic poet and scholar, died. Born in Lochaber in 1775, MacLachlan became the librarian at King's College, Aberdeen, and achieved renown as the translator of Homer into Gaelic. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [[H] Sony Walkman MZ-E510 rare Japanese import [W] 50 + fees&postage](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/mc55jq/h_sony_walkman_mze510_rare_japanese_import_w_50/) [Dog bowel holder with name](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/mc3c2c/dog_bowel_holder_with_name/) Tune of the day [Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark - ALBUM REVIEW!](https://youtu.be/vNS1ZfUDeyI) (via /r/ScottishMusic) No 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	Mon 29th Mar 2021 6:00am
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**Weather** [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/)

Rain until this afternoon.

Around 11 to 14 degrees.

**Travel**

Cancellations to services between Queen Street and Mallaig

Due to forecasted severe weather disruption is expected until 21:00 29/03.

Train services between Queen Street and Mallaig will be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Option 1 - Check if a rail journey is currently possible..

The 10:21 Crianlarich to Mallaig service will be cancelled.

The 11:40 Fort William to Queen St will be started from Crianlarich.

The 1424 Crianlarich to Mallaig will start from Fort William.

* If you have had to drive to another station your ticket will be valid to collect your car on your return journey. Speak to a member of staff to validate your ticket.

Option 2 - Local Buses..

* We have not arranged for your rail tickets to be accepted on local bus routes as yet. We will monitor this situation as the incident develops.

Option 3 - Rail Replacement Transport..

* We have not requested Rail Replacement Transport. We will monitor this situation as the incident develops.

Option 4 - Consider travelling later..

You might wish to consider postponing your journey until our service's return to normal.

* We have speed restrictions in place today, Monday 29th March, due to forecasted heavy rain.

* Services on this line will be subject to delays, alterations and cancellations. If you are making an essential journey, please check the app or website to make sure your train is running before you leave the house.

* Public transport should only be used for essential reasons, to comply with the Scottish Government restrictions. If your journey is essential, please speak to a member of staff or press the help point for further information.

Let us help you:Please let us try and help you if you are being disrupted. At the station or on-train:* Speak to a member of staff or use the Help-point (station only).* Listen for announcements.* Information will be displayed on Customer Information Screens.Keep up to date or get in touch on your phone:Twitter: Live updates @ScotRail.WhatsApp: Contact us on WhatsApp.App: Live updates on our app. Phone: Contact Customer Relations.

**What's On Today**

Fuck all. Go out if you must, but stay safe. Don't be a fanny.

**Today in Scottish History**

On 29 March 2002, Longannet, Scotland's last deep coal mine, closed, ending centuries of mining tradition.
The Fife mine was put into liquidation after being flooded on the 23rd, when a dam separating old workings from new seams under the river Forth collapsed. The water poured into the five-mile mineshafts, 600m (1,870ft) below ground, in less than ten minutes. After examination by engineers, it was decided that it would be too expensive to rescue the pit, even though there was an estimated 40 million tons of coal still to be extracted. 500 men were expected to lose their jobs as a result of the closure.

On 29 March 1822, Ewan MacLachlan, the noted Gaelic poet and scholar, died. Born in Lochaber in 1775, MacLachlan became the librarian at King's College, Aberdeen, and achieved renown as the translator of Homer into Gaelic.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[[H] Sony Walkman MZ-E510 rare Japanese import [W] 50 + fees&postage](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/mc55jq/h_sony_walkman_mze510_rare_japanese_import_w_50/)

[Dog bowel holder with name](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/mc3c2c/dog_bowel_holder_with_name/)

**Tune of the day**

[Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark - ALBUM REVIEW!](https://youtu.be/vNS1ZfUDeyI) (via /r/ScottishMusic)

No eligible links submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).