- There was major disruption to train services running through Partick, Hyndland, Helensburgh, Balloch and Dumbarton after a suspicious item was found and Dalmuir station was forced to close
- The public was urged to avoid the area around Overtoun Court, off Dunswin Avenue
- A Royal Navy bomb squad team from Faslane called to the scene placed a bomb disposal robot in the building
By Democrat reporter
High flats were evacuated and the main railway line running through West Dunbartonshire was closed after police discovered a suspicious item at Dalmuir in Clydebank.
People have been urged to avoid the area around Overtoun Court, off Dunswin Avenue, which overlooks busy Dalmuir train station.
Services running through the station were cancelled, delayed or re-routed, ScotRail said, and disruption continued into the evening.
Network Rail said the incident was causing “major disruption” to all services going through Partick and Hyndland and going south from Helensburgh, Balloch and Dumbarton.
“We’re assisting the emergency services who are dealing with an incident near Dalmuir station,” a spokesperson said.
“Unfortunately, we aren’t able to run any services to, from or through the area. We’re working with ScotRail to terminate services away from the area.”
Detectives were searching a property as part of an ongoing investigation when the suspicious package was found.
A Royal Navy explosive ordinance disposal team from HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane was called in and a number of surrounding properties were evacuated, Police Scotland said.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 1.18pm on Monday, October 28 to an incident at Overtoun Court, Clydebank.
“Operations Control mobilised one fire appliance. There are no reported casualties and crews are still in attendance.”
The emergency alert comes eleven days after a man was found dead in the Dunswin Avenue.
Police said the 58-year-old’s death was being treated as “unexplained”.
Police officers were searching a property on York Street in the town as part of “extensive enquiries” being carried out to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Police Scotland said there is nothing to suggest that the item found in Overtoun Court is linked to the ongoing investigation into the death.
