Engineers still working to restore power after Storm Amy …

Three men in hi-vis jackets working on a power line. One man is in the foreground wearing a yellow hard hat with the word 'electricity' on the back of his jacket. Another man is standing under a pylon holding a long pole. A third man is half way up the pole and is leaning back. The sky is grey.SSEN engineers worked to restore power to rural homes in West Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Argyll and Bute.

Engineers are still working to restore power to homes left without electricity following Storm Amy.

About 4,900 properties remain disconnected three days after the first named storm of the season hit the country.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said power had been restored to about 83,000 properties since storm-force winds began on Friday.

SSEN said “several hundred” engineers were working to reconnect affected homes on Monday.

The firm said a team of arborists were supporting engineers in clearing trees and debris felled by the winds.

Stirling and Strathallan MP Chris Kane said power cuts in his area meant some rural residents could not make 999 calls as BT had moved them from copper landlines to a new internet-based system.

Network Rail said trains between Fort William and Glasgow would not be able to run due to “external power supply issues,” while the Wick line also remains closed.

Top picture: A tree blocking Renton Road route to Dumbarton.

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