THE pipe that burst leaving 100,000 Scottish homes without water on Tuesday was more than 150 years old.
Scottish Water urgently moved to repair the burst after huge swathes of Greater Glasgow were left without running water.
The incident was traced to a 36 inch main under Auchenhowie Road in Milngavie, with videos from the scene showing the entire road submerged and cars stuck in the flooding.
Scottish Water said it had ongoing issues in the G3 postcode area, but supplies had been restored to many of the quarter-million Scots who had been cut off by the burst.
Amid the repair work, the utility body announced that it had found “the culprit” – Victorian pipework laid as part of the original Katrine Aqueduct in 1859.
WOW! Check this out... here's the culprit! 😲 The 36" pipe that burst in Milngavie is the Victorian pipework laid as part of the original Katrine Aqueduct in 1859. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Ex6LOSV0Po
— Scottish Water (@scottish_water) January 25, 2023
The road has been severely damaged and work to repair it is ongoing.
