Police were called to Edinburgh Waverley shortly before 9.20am this morning following reports that a naked man had been seen on the tracks.
Trains between Waverley and Haymarket were delayed following the alert.
Officers subsequently detained a male who was then assessed by medical staff
A British Transport Police spokeswoman said: “Some of the reports were of a naked man on the tracks.
“The man has been detained by police and is being checked over by the ambulance service.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
