Trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow will run again on Friday after flooding closed the line between the two cities.
Rail services were brought to a standstill by flash flooding at the Winchburgh tunnel in West Lothian throughout Thursday.
Network Rail and the fire service were working to clear the tunnel of water throughout the night. They released a video showing the extent of the flooding.
They had to used rope access gear to bring equipment down into the railway cut to reach the tunnel.
On Friday morning, they announced the work had been completed.
Network Rail tweeted: "Trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow are running again.
"We have cleared the flooding on the railway at Winchburgh tunnel and lines between Glasgow/ Stirling to Edinburgh are now open.
"Thank you to @fire_scot for their support and to all passengers for their patience as we dealt with the results of extreme rainfall."
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