FIREFIGHTERS were today called to a rail line in Ayrshire, south west Scotland, after a freight train with wagons of oil and diesel derailed and caught fire.

FIREFIGHTERS were today called to a rail line in Ayrshire, south west Scotland, after a freight train with wagons of oil and diesel derailed and caught fire.

No one was hurt in the accident, but it was expected to cause problems for rail travellers in the area.