Scotland's busiest commuter railway line has re-opened following the flash floods and torrential rain that swept across the country.

Emergency track work carried enabled the 1515 BST from Edinburgh to travel to Glasgow's Queen Street station on Wednesday.

Severe flooding caused chaos on the line and forced its closure while landslides were cleared.

A Railtrack spokesperson said that while progress had been made there were "some 15 locations on the network where major track and structural work is necessary".

Heavy rain led to severe flooding

As Scotland clears up after the downpours, a 72-year-old woman has been found alive after surviving for 48 hours in a storm in remote area.

Rescue missions were launched on both sides of the Cairngorms after she failed to return to a hostel in Aviemore.

She was discovered well, but exhausted, at the southern end of the Lairig Ghru trail. Police say her rescue is a "fantastic result."

The woman, thought to be from the Lothians area, has been flown by air ambulance to hospital in Braemar for a check-up.

Cemetery search

Meanwhile, police say they have not given up hope of rescuing a man who is believed to have fallen into a 15ft deep hole in a Glasgow cemetery on Tuesday.

A search was launched after a woman said she saw a head sticking out of a hole at Riddrie graveyard.

An 18-year-old man has been reported missing after failing to return from walking a dog in the cemetery on Tuesday afternoon while the downpour was at its height.

Cones mark the hole in the cemetery

Strathclyde Police Inspector Les Gray, who is in charge of the search, said: "We are doing everything we can in our power to try and recover this lad.

"We are going to excavate a large trench in the area of the hole. Our priority is safety and the ground is not safe. There may be old mineworks in the area.

"Mine rescue personnel have examined the inside of the hole and there was no trace of anyone."

Anna Reilly, who lives opposite the cemetery, raised the alarm at about 1745 BST after she thought she saw someone fall into a hole caused by subsidence.

'Like a swimming pool'

Mrs Reilly said she had been taking washing into her bedroom when she heard cries for help.

"I looked out of my window and saw a head sticking out of a hole at the cemetery," she said.

"I shouted on my husband and he saw the person too.

"At first I thought the person had been standing on a coffin but then he vanished.

"We ran over to the cemetery which was like a swimming pool and all we could see was water gushing into the hole."

Drawings of the area, dating back to 1891, were being used to help in the search which is in an area thought to include old mine shafts.

Power supplies

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has warned of further flooding as workers struggle to clear up the damage.

Hydrologist John Anderson said: "The weather over the next 24-48 hours is very unsettled so intense showers falling on already wet ground may well lead to more localised flooding."

Sepa is asking people to call its Floodline on 0845 988 1188 for more advice.

The scene in the east end of Glasgow

A lightning strike led to disruption in the electricity supply to tens of thousands of Edinburgh consumers on Wednesday.

The strike caused a fire in a cable and line connection point. By mid-afternoon all but about 6,000 customers had been reconnected.

In the Shettleston area of Glasgow, the clean-up continued after dozens of families had to be rescued by boat on Tuesday.

Most main roads are reported open but many side roads are still affected.