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Title	The Steamie - Tuesday 4 May 2021
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Light rain until this afternoon, starting again tomorrow afternoon. Around 3 to 10 degrees. Travel Due to a fire on property near the railway earlier today at High Street disruption is expected until 08:00 04/05. Train services between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh are returning to normal but some services may still be revised. Option 1 - Check if a rail journey is currently possible.. * Use the National Rail Enquiries real-time journey planner to check if you can continue your journey by rail. * 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.. * Currently, 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.. * Currently, 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 been advised of a serious fire near the railway overnight. Services can now call at High St station as a safe walking route has now been installed. 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. Train services between Airdrie and Balloch are returning to normal but some services may still be revised. Train services between Milngavie and Edinburgh via Airdrie and Bathgate are returning to normal but some services may still be revised. What's On Today Fuck all. Go out if you must, but stay safe. Don't be a fanny. Today in Scottish History May 4th 1799 saw the storming of Seringapatam, leading to the defeat of Sultan Tippoo of Mysore, India. Sir David Baird (1757-1829) was born in East Lothian. Serving as a captain in India, Baird was wounded and captured at the Battle of Polilur in 1780, where a British force of 4,000 was defeated and almost totally destroyed. He was taken to Seringapatam and imprisoned for four years in awful conditions. Once free, Baird avenged himself in the 4th Mysore War: Major-General Baird, as he had become, commanded the victorious British assault on Seringapatam. In fact he was given this role because of his treatment there, to the annoyance and exclusion of Arthur Wellesley, future Duke of Wellington. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [Peace Lily available - free (West End)](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/n33yd1/peace_lily_available_free_west_end/) [Carpeting a Flat cost??](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/n1vzxq/carpeting_a_flat_cost/) Tune of the day [The Lambie McParlands - Return to Firhill Road](https://youtu.be/ShqTQo4zDhk) (suggested by /u/ThatOneScotsman) Only one eligible link 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	Tue 4th May 2021 6:00am
Status	normal (Removed by [])

**Weather** [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/)

Light rain until this afternoon, starting again tomorrow afternoon.

Around 3 to 10 degrees.

**Travel**

Due to a fire on property near the railway earlier today at High Street disruption is expected until 08:00 04/05.

Train services between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh are returning to normal but some services may still be revised.

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

* Use the National Rail Enquiries real-time journey planner to check if you can continue your journey by rail.

* 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..

* Currently, 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..

* Currently, 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 been advised of a serious fire near the railway overnight. Services can now call at High St station as a safe walking route has now been installed.

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.

Train services between Airdrie and Balloch are returning to normal but some services may still be revised.

Train services between Milngavie and Edinburgh via Airdrie and Bathgate are returning to normal but some services may still be revised.

**What's On Today**

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

**Today in Scottish History**

May 4th 1799 saw the storming of Seringapatam, leading to the defeat of Sultan Tippoo of Mysore, India.
Sir David Baird (1757-1829) was born in East Lothian. Serving as a captain in India, Baird was wounded and captured at the Battle of Polilur in 1780, where a British force of 4,000 was defeated and almost totally destroyed. He was taken to Seringapatam and imprisoned for four years in awful conditions. Once free, Baird avenged himself in the 4th Mysore War: Major-General Baird, as he had become, commanded the victorious British assault on Seringapatam. In fact he was given this role because of his treatment there, to the annoyance and exclusion of Arthur Wellesley, future Duke of Wellington.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[Peace Lily available - free (West End)](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/n33yd1/peace_lily_available_free_west_end/)

[Carpeting a Flat cost??](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/n1vzxq/carpeting_a_flat_cost/)

**Tune of the day**

[The Lambie McParlands - Return to Firhill Road](https://youtu.be/ShqTQo4zDhk) (suggested by /u/ThatOneScotsman)

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