Rail passengers have been urged to delay their post-Christmas journeys as Storm Gerrit wreaked havoc on creaking infrastructure, with drivers stranded in snow, flights and ferries cancelled, and tens of thousands left in the cold and dark by power cuts.
Drivers were at a standstill on the A9 at Dalnaspidal in Perthshire today due to blizzard conditions with snowploughs unable to help because they were stuck behind cars.
Storm Gerrit has caused chaos on Wednesday, with a train crashing into a tree, drivers stranded in snow on their way home from Christmas, and tens of thousands without power.
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